Originally Posted by
LessO2
Nothing personal, but you're a cog in the system. Screeners know that if a passenger calls for a supervisor because of the extra (retaliatory) screening, the supervisor will likely let the extra screening stand, regardless of the purpose.
Not Necessarily!
I have witnessed and have done this myself. A passenger asked for me and explained his situation. I took the TSO to the side and asked if he had any grounds for the screening. The TSO stated, "Not really." I told him to let him go. That was quite a while ago. I haven't had any issues with that in a long time.
Today, with "random screening" the TSO could claim that and the STSO would really have no choice but to allow it to continue. If I see that the TSO is going out of his way to pick someone out, I would intervene. Random is random, not selective.