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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:27 pm
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Trollkiller
 
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Originally Posted by Crazyace718
Pretty much, if its dangerous you call a LEO. There is always supposed to be a LEO with them so I'm really not sure what the issue is. Then again people are a lot more volatile on the streets than the airport. A guy shot 2 cops after they caught him jumping the turnstile imagine if a cop and those TSOs approached him at random.
I am wondering by what authority they are doing this under. (statute)

If they have the statutory authority then it looks like it would be just another administrative search. I wonder what the limitations are on the search.
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