Originally Posted by
amanuensis
<SNIP> And the characterization of where he was questioned as being as "small, windowless room" seems unnecessarily dramatic. Form follows function. What need would the TSA have for doing questioning in a spacious, airy, light-filled room?
Outside of logistical concerns with space availability in a terminal, I’ll hazard a guess that there are some psychological advantages to having these sorts of accommodations.
Originally Posted by
amanuensis
Would Bierfeldt have preferred that the questioning be done at the inspection checkpoint where everyone looking at him would have assumed that they were looking at a Perp? Wasn't it more dignified for him to be questioned in private?
What do you want to bet that if this exchange had happened at the checkpoint there would’ve been no condescension and four-letter words from the TSOs and LEOs?