Originally Posted by
SATTSO
There is a difference between refusing to show ID and not having ID, maybe lost or stolen. If you refuse the good news is you won't receive any additional screening! But that's because you won't fly. If you have lost your ID it will most likely just take longer to get through.
Why do you think checking ID of passengers is necessary, especially when you guys have missed materials considered dangerous. Would it be a less serious tragedy, in case something does happen, if you have checked ID's?
The only thing checking an ID does is that a person has to show an ID which bears a picture that is likeness of the passenger and a name that matches the boarding pass. A CPB associated person stated on another thread that you can't expect CBP to be able to tell whether a U.S. passport presented by an arriving passenger is authentic. So they have to ask questions, read harass the passenger, to ascertain whether the person is really a U.S. citizen. Do you think the ID checkers can tell a genuine ID from a fake ID?