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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 10:49 am
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Richard Chen
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EWR
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Thumbs up pants off at tsa security

Originally Posted by sailman
Kudos to the gentleman traveling from Reno who removed his pants. He is correct that doing so is certainly faster than the alternative of emptying pockets and then refilling them. Clearly a service to all the other waiting travelers. ...
I salute him. His emphasis on reality and truthfulness has earned him no contest.

Originally Posted by ralfp
Why was it funny? Unless the man in question was going commando, what possible cause could there be for arrest?
Originally Posted by pmocek
Could you please take a guess? Did you see the man do anything you think was unlawful?
I wonder the same 2 questions myself.

Originally Posted by SATTSO
Ack. We actually had someone do this at SAT. I have no problem with it, but the police did. He was arrested. ... I've seen 2 men take their pants off at the security checkpoint. One was arrested (above), the other was not.
I knew the police would do that. Probably they're just tripping on power.
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