Originally Posted by
Bart
I don't know of any list that doesn't have a catch-all caveat. Hell, you hear it on "Dancing with the Stars" with "the next couple, in no particular order, is..." So, no, a TSO or STSO cannot randomly prohibit any item at will they believe might pose a threat. The intent behind the caveat is, for example, if a supervisor were to find a baseball bat, clearly identified on the PI list, but the passenger insists that it's a softball bat, and technically not a baseball bat. The SOP isn't so rigid that the STSO would be bound by the precise wording of the PI list and could still prohibit the item even though it's technically not a baseball bat.
Then why do travelers still have problems at checkpoints?
Example, Mr.Gel-Pack from PV, had gel packs keeping babies milk cold seized? How about the guy with the homemade battery pack? It was determined it was not a threat, but still was seized.
TSA seems to say one thing but does something else entirely.
And the Dancing with Stars comments does not apply. I can take a pass on Dancing, I cannot pass on TSA if I wish to fly.
If I could I would!