Originally Posted by
nachtnebel
front of hands or back of hands? did he touch genitals?
just out of curiosity, have you ever had an ordinary LEO frisk (the kind of frisk TSA USED to do) and if so, do you consider that an assault? what makes this an assault in your opinion?
Very good questions.
He used the front of his hands on most of my body and the backs of his hands on my butt and groin. He did not grab any genitals but during the leg frisk of course the edges of his hands briefly came in contact with my scrotum through my pants.
I have never had a LEO frisk or if so, I don't remember it.
In my opinion, this constitutes an assault because it is a forced (if I want to get on my plane) touching of my body to which I would not otherwise consent unless under duress. In this case, the duress is that I need to fly since road travel from Detroit to Dallas is not feasible. Unless I am in an intimate relationship, this form of touching, by a government agent no less, is, in my opinion, assault. I do not buy the whole "you gave consent when you purchased a ticket" argument. That is BS and a cop out.