Originally Posted by
HSVTSO Dean
Strictly speaking, they were right the first time. Tapes, audio or video, are supposed to be x-rayed. There's actually language in the SOP that requires them to be x-rayed.
And, strictly speaking, if you refuse to have them x-rayed, your only option is to turn around and take them back with you.
The person in the first story likely agreed to your request for a hand check just to shut you up, and the person in the second likely didn't know any better.
Dean, what we have here is a passenger who made reasonable request with an explanation and a series of TSO's who claimed to be supervisors, refused to contact the FSD, yelled at the passenger and threatened the passenger with the police. They didn't agree to the search to shut up the passenger, they did the search to shut up the TSO's who were out of line, out of control and causing a scene in front of witnesses.