Originally Posted by
SATTSO
You are correct in asking how big of a "scene" she created. If the police were involved, it is safe to say it was a big scene, or at least one of the STSOs thought so. Of course, that is subjective.
everything else that happened tells me they are sending her info to regulatory, and regulatory will decide whether or not to send her a fine (again, depending upon how big a scene). That was most likely the purpose of going on the plane to look at the identification - more than likely a STSO wanted to confirm a name or address on the identification (which they should have gotten right at the checkpoint - just my opinion). So the "follow-up" was not harassment, I do not think.
Agreed but for the following scenarios......
If the pax says "I opt out" and the TSO insists that the pax must go thru the NoS. The pax repeats "I opt out" and the TSO insists that the pax must go thru the NoS. Once the pax says "I opt out", it's a done deal and the TSO must comply with the pax opting out. If the TSO persists and gives the pax a D-Y-W-T-F-T, then what?
If the pax tells the TSO to f*ck off (with provocation as in the above example) is that a fineable offense? How about without provocation? Can words be considered "interfering with the screening process"?.
Originally Posted by
Often1
"Scene" is a bad term. It can mean anything from being rude to actually violating rules. We still don't have cold hard facts of who said what and when. I can say that if real LEO's actually responded at JFK and actually spoke with OP's wife, it's a lot more serious than "bad attitude."
The issue here isn't even necessarily what records TSA kept, but what records the LEO (which agency?) made and kept.
If TSA does propose a fine (note, use of the word "propose"), then OP's wife can contest the facts if they are wrong.
In the meantime, "scenes" don't get anybody anywhere.
Agreed on all points.