Originally Posted by phoebepontiac

You keep bringing up this "witness of your choice," like that makes it better for a woman (or person) traveling alone to be going off to a secret back room having no idea what will happen to her and no idea what her rights are in the situation. How does someone traveling alone get the witness of their choice in that situation? A TSA-allied LEO wouldn't be "my choice," nor would some random airline employee or traveler who happened to be in the vicinity. My husband, lawyer, or intimidating, muscular friend with an anger management problem, those would be my preferred choices. But if I'm traveling alone? I don't get my witness of choice.