The DNC will be held at three separate sites this week, all of which will have security checkpoints staffed by TSA officers.
55 TSA screeners 'Will help the Secret Service with screening at Time Warner Cable Arena, the Convention Center and Bank of America stadium,' reports WSOCTV.com.
The first two days of the DNC will take place at the Time Warner Cable Arena, with the final day taking place at the Bank of America Stadium where Obama will deliver his acceptance speech. Events will concurrently be staged at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Attendees will be forced to undergo invasive pat downs and have their personal items scanned if they wish to enter any of these venues.
The agency is also increasing its footprint of TSA agents at the Charlotte Douglas Airport, adding a whopping 161 extra TSA screeners including 20 'behavior detection' officers who will watch for suspicious activity and conduct 'chat downs' with travelers. More than 700 TSA officers in the airport alone will be present for the duration of the convention.
Rape counselors have warned that women who have been sexually assaulted face treatment metered out by TSA screeners that can be 'extremely re-traumatizing to someone who has already experienced an invasion of their privacy and their body.' An estimated one in six women in the United States have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape. (Source)