Originally Posted by Bart

I don't know how it is done at other airports. At our airport, we stop for 60 seconds for a moment of silence. You simply cannot enter the checkpoint other than by physically forcing your way through.

Not recommended.

The bravado about disrupting the 9/11 moment of silence is just that: a bunch of online bravado. I think that those who attempt to disrupt the moment of silence will probably have to contend with fellow passengers who wish to observe the moment. Otherwise, the LEOs are most likely to treat this as a disturbance.

As for the Westboro Wackos; they cannot conduct their shenanigans on cemetery property. Likewise, if you want to protest the 9/11 moment of silence, the only thing you have to be concerned about is whatever local laws apply to organizing protests on airport property.

However, the checkpoint is different. You cannot enter through the AIT or WTMD until an officer motions you through. If the officer doesn't motion you through, then you wait. It's that simple. Otherwise, this becomes an LEO matter because the only way to enter the checkpoint is to physically push the TSO out of the way.

This is no threat. Just an explanation. However, again, for those foolish enough to post how they won't hesitate to disrupt the 9/11 moment of silence: put up or shut up. I know you won't do it. You know you won't do it. We all know you won't do it.