Della Maricich, who has flown more than a hundred times since September 11th and knows the security rules, was boarding a flight at Portland International Airport when she noticed a screener remove her handbag from view. She asked the screener to keep her bag in her sight at all times, in accordance with Transportation Security Administration guidelines. The agent refused. Maricich asked to speak to a supervisor. A National Guardsman showed up and asked her to follow him back to the terminal. Because she had called for a supervisor, the soldier said, she would not be allowed to fly out of that airport that day, and furthermore she was a "troublemaker." After all, it's well known that many terrorists have Prada fetishes.
October 29, 2002 5:24 AM
