Seems like I see them at checkpoints quite often.
Yep, there were definitely a half dozen of them hanging around. Which makes me wonder why it took TSA 15 minutes to bring one over.
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mybodyismyown
One important difference is that I refused both the scanner and the patdown. So I hadn't tripped any alarm, so to speak, when I double-opted-out and was allowed to leave the airport. But your story is very troubling to me because every time I walk into an airport I tell myself that if those lowlifes try to touch my body I'm out of there. I would rather walk home than let a stranger molest me.
Yeah, unfortunately it's not legal to revoke consent, apparently. Which is pretty scary and makes me wonder what is wrong with this country.
The good news is, there is another airport 45 miles away. I'm more than willing to drive that far to scope out their checkpoint and see if it's worth the drive (tsastatus.net is slim on information for that one).
ETA: And apparently the airport has the scanners now as well. Guess I'll be driving from now on.