I honestly don’t hate most of the TSOs. There are a few that I do, especially that [omitted] at ORD that purposefully hit my testicle in retaliation for making him do the patdown. I am a fellow American and a human, and he had no regard for me.

I’ve dealt with hundreds, if not thousands, of TSA personnel. I let them set the tone. I will opt out and I will not answer questions where they are not required to know the answer. If they are reasonable humans they will understand that I don’t want my toddler touched. If they are unreasonable, then so am I. Gladly, most of them couldn’t care less about their role. I’ve talked my way out of secondary screening, pat downs, and carrying concealed liquids. How can I hate them for that? (Well I do hate I have to do those things.)