Originally Posted by
harold green
Hello
We are getting conflicting feedback and news articles etc on the Pat Downs.
If my wife and I decide to OPT out, and do the pat down, can we still keep our ID, cash, Credit cards,watch and cash on us?
At the very least will they let us hold them in our hands. I do not want to put these items thru the tray or carry on. Whats to stop a TSA agent to take my watch out of my carry on while I am being groped?
If they wont let us hold them in our hands than I will go for the scanner.
I opted out yesterday because I would fail the scanner anyway. I was instructed to go meet an agent. He asked me to stand in one space. I told him I could not see my luggage and requested that it be kept in my line of site for the duration of the pat down. He had my luggage be retrieved and it was brought to my side. I was not allowed to touch it for the duration of the pat down and had to place all belongings--keys, wallet with it when I entered the private room.
So yes your luggage will be kept with you, but you will not be able to access it during the pat down.