Originally Posted by
Flaflyer
I question the validity of this "test". How did they ever make it to the 20 minute mark? In a major US metro area, an unattended bag will almost certainly not remain in place 5 to 10 minutes before it is stolen.
Hehe, I wish I could find the link to it (I remember this from before I worked with TSA), it was actually pretty cool. They did have some bags swiped, but most of them were simply ignored. My favorite was the one they left in a mall, in the middle of the busiest walkway, and it sat for around 40 minutes before anyone did anything, and then it was simply picked up and moved out of the way by a housekeeping member.