Ken

This is a funny story but I have to call bullshit on this one. Checked SNOPES.COM and here is what they had to say on the incident. Claim: An 83-year-old grandmother beat up six airport security guards. Status: False. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002] Grandma Beats Up Airport Security Guards Charges were dropped yesterday against Ruth "Grammy" Gordon, an 83-year-old wheelchair-bound grandmother, who was originally charged with assault and battery, and assault with a deadly weapon, because an altercation she had last week with six airport security guards, that left all six hospitalized. "Justice has been served," said the 95-pound mother of three and grandmother of six, as she sat in her wheelchair, aided in her breathing by an oxygen bottle. "Now I’m going to sue every fool in the federal government for ignorance, stupidity, and just plain general incompetence. I’m an American, and I won’t be treated like this" . . . Origins: The more stringent screening procedures implemented at airports since the September 11 hijackings have resulted in delays, long lines, and a great deal of frustration all around, with many complaints having been lodged by passengers about seemingly nonsensical screening procedures and abusive treatment at the hands of overzealous security personnel. So, it's not surprising that a wish fulfillment type of tale, involving a 95-pound, 83-year-old "wheelchair-bound grandmother" who single-handedly "beats up" and hospitalizes six airport security guards, would gain currency -- even if it does sound too improbable to be true. In this case, the tale is more than improbable -- it's a bit of pointed fiction invented by writer Bob Wallace (and identified on his archive page as a "traveler's daydream"). If the numerous "Bullwinkle" references (R.J. Squirrel Airport; Frostbite Falls, Minnesota; Bullwinkle Security Company, Badanov Hospital) don't give this away, here's an additional clue: the only two names mentioned in the piece -- Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort -- are also the names of the two stars of the 1971 film Harold and Maude. Last updated: 28 May 2002

Trask, Very cool report. Thanks

It is amazing to me that the police cannot even bother to come to the scene when a crime is in progress. Kind of makes you wonder if they may be benefiting from these activities. Just a thought.