Originally Posted by erictank

The fact that you don't seem to understand why a person might wish to maintain close proximity and visual contact with THEIR OWN BELONGINGS is a real problem, SgtScott. Or is it that you just don't CARE? Either is unacceptable in a public servant, though the former might just be due to ignorance and could potentially be correctable.

Anyone in a public capacity who has problems with a non-criminal (say, for example, a member of the flying public) maintaining a CLOSE watch over someone who's examining their belongings needs to find themselves another job where they aren't required to interact with the public.