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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 10:55 pm
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Originally Posted by TSORon
We are trained and qualified to determine what is or is not suspicious. “Suspicious” does not immediately qualify something as dangerous, but as something needing additional investigation. That can be done by that same TSO or another TSO, a lead TSO or supervisory TSO, or by another member of the TSA such as a Bomb Appraisal Officer. LEO’s may also be called to make this type of determination, and often are. TSA will use whatever resources it feels are necessary to make this determination, and we have access to many different types of resources.
Are you "trained and qualified to determine what is or is not suspicious" with respect to any item that does not appear to be WEI?

Originally Posted by MajorJim
NAHHH! You have to be pulling my leg (should rephrase that in light of the present discussion).
Here is a copy of her post and my analysis to which she never responded.

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