Excerpted from today's Washington Post:
"Emmerson is seen being escorted out of the security checkpoint area by a screener. It then appears that she intentionally dumps water out of the sippy cup onto the floor and tries to slip back through security without going through the screening process, drawing the attention of a police officer."
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"They posted video clips taken by a security camera, along with an incident report that they believe rebuts Emmerson's allegations, on a portion of the TSA Web site called MythBusters.
TSA officials said they felt obligated to respond because their screeners were not at fault. "As this incident illustrates, these officers display professionalism and concern for all passengers," TSA officials wrote in a statement.
The video is clear on some points but not on others. Emmerson is seen being escorted out of the security checkpoint area by a screener. It then appears that she intentionally dumps water out of the sippy cup onto the floor and tries to slip back through security without going through the screening process, drawing the attention of a police officer.
She talks to the officer as she digs around in her son's stroller, apparently for her identification. The officer's supervisor arrives, and then Emmerson's fiance appears. Within a few minutes, Emmerson is on her hands and knees, drying up the puddle with a handful of paper towels. A TSA screener nearby makes sure nobody slips on the water and takes Emmerson's wet paper towels.
In the incident report, a TSA officer wrote that before Emmerson was escorted out of the checkpoint area, she flashed her "Secret Service badge and credentials and said she should be exempt from all this and this was a stupid policy."
Secret Service officials declined comment on Emmerson's employment status.
Tara Hamilton, an airport spokeswoman, said the first officer on the scene acted appropriately and responded only because she thought Emmerson was trying to cut back through security after dumping the water."