Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
I'm surprised no-one has noticed this particular quote:
If chatting up the BDO means that you'd get a chance to skip the AIT/WTMD/X-ray, might that change your willingness to participate in the process?
Meaning that it may be tied to un-"trusted traveler". Great. So those who go through the hurdles to become trusted will have to undergo a soviet-style interrogation.
Originally Posted by
cottonmather0
I have heard a version of this before from a supervisor, no less:
"As soon as you cross that line your rights don't matter anymore. If you don't like it, don't come to the airport. I'm trying to keep people safe and won't let you disrupt my checkpoint."
As have I. "You have no rights of any kind at the checkpoint". At IAD.