Originally Posted by
castrobenes
...At this point the argument will be whether someone can refuse to communicate/cooperate with the TDC....
Nonsense and balderdash. Speaking English in the TDC's presence does not have anything to do with the TDC's expansion of the requirements to pass their scrutiny.
A well-trained terrorist would practice, practice, and practice saying the fake name on the boarding pass and ID they're presenting.
PATRIOTS refuse to knuckle under to harassment and mission creep of TDCs who exceed their authority to EXAMINE DOCUMENTS presented to them as the web site's documented requirement stands.
Now you're claiming TDCs are trained BDOs? And you're going to delay, harass, and retaliate against travelers who are following the published requirements? And discover reasons to articulate your "nervousness" and "caution" as you escalate the situation to LEOs?
Resistance to improperly applied requirements, which TSA CANNOT apply to all passengers for reasons discussed above, does not mean we are unscreenable. It just means you cannot force us to jump through every hoop made up on the spot.
And these hoops do NOTHING to enhance security, except (in TSA's eyes) identify the "troublemakers" who resist your authoritah.