Originally Posted by onlyairfare

The next two trips I took following that experience at PHX, I happened to be traveling with friends, so I requested that my friend be allowed to stand by with my cellphone camera to observe and film the event. In those 3 airports, when the groping was performed due to opt out or to wearing a skirt, it was far less invasive - back of the hand around the underwire of my bra but no breast or nipple squeeze, palpation of my waistband without putting hands inside underwear, and running the hands up and down my legs over the fabric, skipping the forceful punching of my crotch. With an observer present, they appeared inclined to follow the apparent "SOP.