If it was me and I was at the checkpoint removing my items from the x-ray machine, I would stay there, but once I have all my belongings and I am headed into the terminal area, if I heard screeners yelling code Bravo, and yelling freeze, I would start walking at a fast pace and disregard any screeners command to freeze.

If they try to blockade me, I will keep walking at my fast pace, and at 6”3” with long legs, I can fast walk at almost a slow trot and will not hesitate to physically walk into one of the screeners if they don’t get out of my way.

Let them call an LEO, I will tell the LEO that as far as I was concerned, they found someone with a gun or possibly a bomb and I feared for my life and wanted to get the hell out of there as fast as possible, I highly doubt that any LEO, upon hearing that excuse will take any action.

I would also ask the LEO if could file a charge of assault against the screener who came into physical contact with me, no screener has any legal authority to physically touch me without my permission, especially once I have left the check point area if I was not the cause of the alarm to begin with. I would leave that decision to the LEO.

Of course there are screeners out there on a power trip who think they are God and expect you to cower at their feet anytime they so demand, remember their motto is we can do whatever we want.

Mr. Elliott