Originally Posted by
avsfan733
isn't this really the wrong thread? shouldn't the question be "Any noticeable checkpoint differences when you whipped out your bound copy of the SOP and pointed to exactly where they were wrong?"
Ahh, but TSA already has an answer for this. Consider their
official statement:
Originally Posted by tsa.gov
This version of the document was not the everyday screening manual used by Transportation Security Officers at airport checkpoints. As TSA is constantly adapting to address evolving threats, there have been six newer versions of the procedures since the version posted was approved.
So, if you confront a TSO with this document when they don't follow it, the answer could likely be "this document isn't the current SOP, and I'm following the current SOP --- which I'm not allowed to show you because it's SSI, so you'll have to trust me".
We know that the SOP is SSI. It's reasonable to conclude that the SOP has changed somewhat since this document was produced. So, that leaves us exactly where we were before ... TSOs following procedures which aren't available to the public, with therefore no public accountability for following those procedures correctly.