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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 3:09 pm
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Originally Posted by senseker
Nowhere in our SOP does it say that we are allowed to tell a passenger that he/she must remove a medical device. Sure, we can ask someone if they can remove their medical device, but if they can't, we cannot force them to it off.

Sounds like this screener was either new, lazy, our really stupid.

"Yea sir, I'm going to need you to remove that arm of yours".

LOL
Sounds more like a regular issue TSA screener.

To many cases of TSA screeners not knowing all aspects of their jobs to pass if off to new, lazy or really stupid.

I suspect a failure of training.
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