Originally Posted by
TSORon
We don’t “seize” these things, the passenger is given several options on how they would like to take care of the items. Ranging from walking them away from the sterile area, to placing them in checked baggage, to abandoning them to the TSA. Only one option ends up with the TSA having to dispose of the items, and if they are hazardous materials then they are disposed of in accordance with the EPA’s requirements.
Ron, I'll keep this simple: it's multiple choice. Only one of the following can be true. One of the following MUST be true. You just have to pick one:
a) You, personally, have never had a passenger "voluntarily surrender" an oversize liquid item such as a bottle of water or shampoo to you.
b) All oversize liquids which have been voluntarily surrendered to you were tested (after the passenger left the checkpoint) to determine whether they were explosives or just the water or shampoo that the label said.
c) Oversize liquids which have been voluntarily surrendered to you and which were not tested to determine whether they were explosives have been collected by an EPA HazMat team and taken away from the checkpoint immediately.
d) The EPA recommends that explosives should be tossed into a regular garage can and taken out with other rubbish from the checkpoint at the end of a shift.
With regard to option (b), recall that you just said:
Originally Posted by
TSORon
TSA does not have the authority to detain people. Nor do we have the ability at the checkpoints to analyze the contents of most items coming through. And we would not even if we did. Current technology does not allow for a full analysis of substances in the checkpoint environment or in the time constraints available.
Awaiting your answer.