Originally Posted by
nachtnebel
And whom did you perform this on and under what circumstances? On a 14-year old flying to visit grandparents, not suspected of any crime?
You know the answer to that question and you know the strictly limited conditions leading up to this type of frisk. You couldn't do this to just anyone.
That is not quite correct. It is most often a law enforcement search. However, anyone crossing the border is subject to this type of search as well. The person doesn't have to be suspected of anything. Someone entering private property could also be subject to that kind of search if the property owner wanted to do that again not suspected of anything. However, I suspect that the business ( as this would most likely be the type of property owner) would have issues with patronage. You are correct in I do not the answer though.
FB