Russell is by not acceptable by any means or measure as the overall rate for complications in gastric bypass are usually less than ten percent, let alone deaths. Even lower-skill surgeons see rates only in the teens (Birkmeyer, 2013)
Like many others, she is currently suing the TSA, although the results of her suit are still pending. In addition to the direct physical invasion and intimidation that occurs as a result of enhanced pat-downs, the TSA has been responsible for a dramatic expansion of what one researcher calls "the travel panopticon," in reference to the 18th century concept of a panopticon, "an architectural plan intended (primarily) for a prison building where the prison's guards could observe all prisoners, but where the prisoners could not see the guard" (Daly, 2010, p
Later that year, when Richard Reid attempted to detonate a bomb built into his shoe, the TSA responded by forcing passengers to remove their shoes before screening. In 2006, when British investigators discovered a plot to use liquid explosives to detonate planes, the TSA responded by banning more than three ounces of any liquid in carry-on luggage (with certain medical exceptions) (Johnstone, 2007, p
In June of 2012, Carol Price was traveling to Cleveland to attend her brother's funeral when she was subjected to an enhanced pat-down (by one of her former co-workers). According to Price, the TSA agent "conducted 'an extremely inappropriate search' by groping Price's genitals and breasts" (Zetter, 2012)