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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 3:16 pm
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Originally Posted by peersteve
What are the group's thoughts about pat-downs at the gate.....in a very public place.....with people you will be sitting next to for hours watching?
Appropriateness? Efficacy?
Happened to me at ORD. Efficacy? Well, they missed my bulging shirt pocket with multiple wires hanging out of it. They also did not search my bags. Translation: terrorists should put their tools in their bags after clearing "security".

If the TSA cannot find things that are in plain sight, well... The TSA has taken theatrics to a new low.
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