Originally Posted by
Often1
KAKAPO24 made a mistake, apologized for it and moved on.
If the Officer had kept the change there would be a hue and cry on FT and elsewhere about Officers taking bribes. The TSA folks handled this one the best way possible.
Actually, the TSO should have simply ignored the comment, let the pax go on their way and placed the coins wherever all the other left behind coins get placed by TSO's. Yes, the pax (as they noted) should have held their tongue but so should have the TSO