TTY: Morrissey groped at San Francisco International Airport

UPDATE Oct. 6:

Morrissey airport security incident CCTV video posted - Gawker

UPDATE 1:50 PM PT:

Uncleskinny posted the link:

A TSA spokesperson has denied any officer misconduct to Rolling Stone. "TSA takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and strives to treat every passenger with dignity and respect," Mike England says. "Upon review of closed circuit TV footage, TSA determined that the supervised officer followed standard operating procedures in the screening of this individual."

UPDATE July 31:

Morrissey claims sex assault by security at US airport - BBC News

Excerpt posted by klaus:

He added that the arrival of a second person to screen Morrissey was normal, and helped "to ensure the passenger does not have threat items, such as explosives concealed under clothing."

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San Francisco International Airport - true-to-you.net
29 July 2015

On leaving the US on 27 July I flew from San Francisco International Airport to London on flight BA 284.

At 2:30 in the afternoon I went through the usual airport security procedure including the stand-up 'scanner', and all was well - no bleeps and nothing unusual.

Before I could gather my belongings from the usual array of trays I was approached by an "airport security officer" who stopped me, crouched before me and groped my penis and testicles. He quickly moved away as an older "airport security officer" approached.

The officer who sexually assaulted me was identified as the General Manager On Duty. Luckily I was accompanied by two members of British Airways Special Services, who were horrified at the sexual attack and suggested that I lodge a complaint. I asked if there would be any point in lodging a complaint since, as with any complaint against a figure in "authority", the complaints are simply collected in order to protect the guilty officer should the matter go further. The British Airways Special Services employees assured me that a complaint was worthwhile, and so I filed the appropriate information. However, before doing so, the guilty "officer" was confronted, and the conversation went thus:

You have just sexually groped this man.
Officer: That's just your opinion.
What you have done is illegal.
Officer: That's just your opinion.
You have no right to do what you have just done.
Officer: That's just your opinion.

Apart from "that's just your opinion", he would not comment, even though, since the penis and testicles were mine and no one else's, then my opinion must surely have some meaning. But, of course, what the airport security officer was saying was: your opinion will never count in the eyes of the law. The words "that's just your opinion" volunteered themselves from this 'officer's' mouth before he had even heard the question. He knew he could be confronted, but he also knew that he could never be challenged (even though the entire incident is most certainly on CCTV camera).

In the interests of imperishable bureaucracy my submitted complaint against this 'officer' will obviously be either unread or ignored because, as we all know, on matters of officialism it is not possible to be pleasantly surprised by anything at all. However, what is clear is that, should you find yourself traveling through San Francisco International Airport, you should expect sexual abuse from the so-called 'security officers' who, we are unconvincingly warned, are acting only for our security.

Do people have minds?

Morrissey
29 July 2015

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Media coverage:

• Morrissey alleges he was sexually assaulted by airport security in San Francisco - NME.com. Link posted by Tynamuna.
• Morrissey Accuses Airport Worker Of Sex Attack - WENN / Contactmusic.com. Link posted by an anonymous person.
• Morrissey claims he was 'sexually assaulted' after security 'groped his penis and testicles' at an airport - Mirror Online
• Morrissey Alleges Sexual Assault at San Francisco Airport - Rolling Stone
• Morrissey Says Airport Security 'Groped' Him - Sky News. Link posted by javert.
• Morrissey on "Larry King Now" (Aug. 17, 2015 - airdate Aug. 19, 2015) - reminder/reports - Aug. 17, 2015

 

[the raytownian]

What some of us thought: "Oh, this is gonna be good!"
Half the replies on the first page: "Oh, this is gonna be good!"

Not very, turns out.

At any rate, the incident itself is unfortunate. The cool detachment with which he addressed the subject strikes me as very odd.

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I watched this just last night, uninterestingly enough.

 

[Johnny Barleycorn]

and what is the point of being escorted by two BA employees if he still gets groped?

And what is the likelihood of two BA employees just leaping in between the TSA and a passenger? It's not their job. They'd get a short answer from security if they did it here, and knowing the reputation of the TSA a somewhat shorter answer still over there. Probably "Zzzzzaaaaaapppp."

If Morrissey had a genuine complaint he'd pursue it knowing two BA staff witnessed it and had complained on his behalf during the alleged incident itself. We'll know if the drama was as described soon anyway. If it's true Morrissey and the band will be touring the U.S. on one of these next time:



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I watched this just last night, uninterestingly enough.

Too much perspective.

The cold detachment part is an English thing.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't think molestation is funny and I do not think rape is funny. Both are disgusting crimes and I vote for castration of the perpetrators.

But I do think that a 56 year old homosexual man who had his junk touched for two seconds by some fruity grown man and then cries about it publicly in a missive on his fansite is a bit silly, yeah.

What does homosexuality have to do with it?

Fruity? You personally know the agent?

Still surprised at your perp ignorance but at least you reply in one cohesive post. That's something.

 

[Skylarker]

Then skylarker is retarded not feminists.

Is skylarker a feminist?

Yes...

Im sorry skylarker but using because women are usually weaker is complete f***ing irrelevance, it is not ok what the person did to morrissey, he does not have to sit in a corner and go fair enough im a man, i'll just 'man up'.

I'm not saying it's OK what the dude did; I'm saying it was unprofessional and inappropriate. But doing that to a little kid or a woman...and doing it to a man...are two different things...and merit different responses/courses of action. Context is everything. I'm using ellipses to simulate speaking more slowly, so you'll understand.

In the grand scheme of things I do not think Morrissey should have responded like he did; saying "a guy grabbed my penis and testicles"...there's a verbosity there, when factored in with the public statement angle, that smells attention-grabby, and fishy.

No pun intended.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm not saying it's OK what the dude did; I'm saying it was unprofessional and inappropriate. But doing that to a little kid or a woman...and doing it to a man...are two different things...and merit different responses/courses of action. Context is everything. I'm using ellipses to simulate speaking more slowly, so you'll understand.

In the grand scheme of things I do not think Morrissey should have responded like he did; saying "a guy grabbed my penis and testicles"...there's a verbosity there, when factored in with the public statement angle, that smells attention-grabby, and fishy.

No pun intended.

Before things go off the rails, as a public service, I just want to remind you that the more bombastic you get, the moister WackadoodleBites becomes.

 

[Anonymous]

No 'anon', I didn't.
He claims he was "sexually assaulted".
Do people normally complain like he did about such things or do they seek legal prosecution of their abusers?
To put it another way - if your child was "sexually assaulted" at school - would you complain to the principal or would you move heaven and earth to bring the perpetrator to justice???
Regards,
FWD

what the hell do you think a formal complaint is, Numbskull?

 

[Anonymouswithapologies]

They reviewed the CCTV footage and have deemed that it was normal procedure and that nothing was indecent about the search.

Sooooo...they basically said he's lying...just as he said they would.

Whatever the case, this entire thing is disgusting.

of course, disgusting and humiliating. but this topic is made in heaven for this forum and its illest minions.


"TSA takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and strives to treat every passenger with dignity and respect," Mike England says.

[bold] words of obvious hypocrisy, explaining or covering the deviant move of the member of 'authority'.





i want him to win this battle. whatever the price is.

 

[Carly]

I'm not saying it's OK what the dude did; I'm saying it was unprofessional and inappropriate. But doing that to a little kid or a woman...and doing it to a man...are two different things...and merit different responses/courses of action. Context is everything. I'm using ellipses to simulate speaking more slowly, so you'll understand.

I cannot even respond to that pile of shit you spat out.. you're just brainwashed.

 

[Anonymous]

So taking getting a full body scan isn't enough?! What is the point of the full body scanners if they can't detect foreign objects?

When you sing that "There's explosive kegs between my legs", you're gonna get checked before boarding a plane.

 

[Jean-from-Ferrara-Italy]

Everyone here wants to kill the furious man, who raped morrissey, he deserved a flagitious ending indeed we know that, our love is bigger then forgiveness, we all aspire a peaceful pleasing and unwarlike sexual intercourse of course with the Myth of (sapiential music) alias moz

 

[Anonymous]

I guess that's why they call it Frisk-o.

 

[CrystalGeezer]

He is not alleging rape as no penetration was involved. He is alleging sexual assault.

best
GoBB

You're a f***ing monster.

 

[Anonymous]

Why does the video show him with a smile on his face.

 

[gertrude stein]

I can't tell if this was actually written by Moz, or if Julia is writing erotic fan-fiction again.

 

[Tibby]

God I can`t believe how disgusting and ignorant some of the comments that have been posted here.If someone touches you that way without your permission it doesn`t matter how old you are if you are a man or woman gay or straight. It is still a violation and isn`t your fault.I believe Morrissey was right to file a complaint.I think it`s disgusting that nothing is being done about it.Not just because it happened to Morrissey but because it allows this person to do it again.

 

[Layne]

Are you stupid? Feminism has nothing to do with skylarks stupid comment. In fact it's a sexist comment because it instist that women are in need of being protected and cannot fend for themselves that's why assault on them are really assault. I'm a feminist and I see no difference when a man or a woman gets assaulted. Assault is assault and should be dealt with accordingly. Feminist don't see men at all as evil or pigs. Don't believe the Twitter loons. For god sakes is about just being treated equally. We are levels below men in the world eye and we are just trying to catch up a bit. We can't be humanists until we are treated equally. So stop being so damned victimized

Btw I'm pretty sure skylarker is a dude

Are you a man or a woman?

 

[Layne]

My god do you hear yourself.

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Then skylarker is retarded not feminists. Use your logic instead of reading some silly story and jumping on the "feminists are silly Manhaters train" for humanity's sake

Why do you feel the need to defend feminists?

For as long as we consider inappropriate sexual touching to be taboo in our society, it should be considered equally taboo for a man to be groped as it is for a woman to be groped. It's that simple really. Maybe the societal consensus is that it's "nbd" to be sexually molested by a security officer. I don't know, that's not my call. But if that is the consensus for men being groped, it should also be the consensus for women being groped.

So when a female celebrity describes a security officer groping her pussy at such and such airport I do hope we hear how it's no big deal and she probably enjoyed it and she should "woman up" and move on.

 

[Layne]

No, again use your coconut. The media is not the world. They thrive on showing feminists as women who only don't want to shave. For godsake they can't risk to disturb the status quo of leaders that the world is built on. Social media feminists are an whole other thing. real feminists, which are the majority are not at all Manhaters. They love men and equality

You realize that feminist ideologies are archaic, right? Just like patriarchy is outdated, so is feminism now -- its usefulness has been long expended -- and it is now a corner where closed minded and miserable people gather to whine about how they will never achieve anything and they deserve sympathy and need everything handed to them, the poor victims (oh and rather than taking responsibility for their own lives they need someone else to blame and so they blame their "oppressors": MEN. Sounds a lot like the KKK or the Black Panthers, eh? Let's band together and focus our energies on blaming some other group with a group of "our own" to create a collectively stronger wave of powerful negative energy rather than use that energy positively and direct it toward oneself and realize one's self efficacy and as such feel that one has the power to improve one's own life and that one is not in shackles at the feet of some "other").

There is no modern feminism, for there is no justification for advocating the superiority of a group of humans over another based on gender (or race, sexual oritentation etc.). People are judged based on measurable abilities and attributes, not an arbitrary trait like gender. Men tried domination. Then women, via feminism, did not attempt to achieve equality but attempted to actually take the balance of power and make men suffer. Well that didn't fly either and we (reasonable people) are now looking at both poles and seeing ignorance. There is only humanism, not feminism nor masculinism.

 

[Layne]

There is no level to which Moz won't stoop to get attention. After his comments comparing eating meat to pedophilia, I will never take seriously anything he says about sexual assault.

That's the attitude people have with slutty women though. They won't accept it's possible for them to get sexually assaulted unless they see evidence of a ripped and bloody vag. That's not exactly right though, is it? Maybe she was wearing a short skirt but that doesn't mean the creepy old guy with tent shorts was justified in approaching her and grabbing her vaginal area with an aim to stick a finger up there.

 

[Layne]

Luckily, the whims of individuals are not considered in calculating risk. There are many situations where you might have to suffer a 'grope' - several Moz gigs have featured staff that went quite far checking audiences. How is security helped by avoiding certain areas of a body as it might prompt a hurumph or ffs off someone? Nobody cares in the long run. Even innocent people stopped in the street have to endure such hardships when searched by police - they don't really interpret it as sexual interference.
If I can travel safely - grope away. Stop being so precious and guarding about something even your mother might of touched.....
Dear God.

So all women should be fine with some security officer giving their pussy a feel every time they need to board a plane? OK. We'll see how that goes.