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Old May 27, 2011 | 1:04 pm
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
Interesting explanation. It's clear that the "private room" is solely for the TSA's benefit, so the public won't see the clerk cupping and presumably holding genitals. He also sugar-coated the DY...T threat. Regardless of how he played "good cop," he still threatened you.

I can only conclude that the TSA believes that explosive can only be hidden in genitals.
Originally Posted by Caradoc
Because the TSA would prefer that the general public not actually know what they're doing.

After all - if the TSA had nothing to hide, why would they insist on the private room when the person being screened waives it?
Caradoc is correct. It's more about TSA covering up what they are doing than protecting the passenger.
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