This is destined for a SNL skit... guaranteed

Matthew, a 5 year old was taken into custody and endured a thorough search at Sea-Tac airport because someone with the same name is wanted by the federal government. His mother went to pick him up and was told not to touch him because he was a national security risk. They also had to frisk her again to make sure the boy hadn’t passed anything dangerous to her.

See a video about it here.

I wish this was a joke..... but alas, it is not. My question is - how long are we going to put up with this nonsense?

A la BoingBoing.

[update] Matthew isn't the only 5 year old getting harassed at the airport. Meet Sam.