Originally Posted by
Wally Bird
LEOs are normally nowhere near the checkpoint(s) and have to be summoned.
I bet I can be out of the airport before they arrive.
Doubtful, as suggested above. Get back to us when any such fine is upheld. Or even laid.
How would you know whether there's an LEO at the checkpoint? Not all LEO's wear a uniform. More importantly, just like non-LEO private security, a TSO can certainly hold you for a LEO.
Seriously though, the reasons the courts have upheld searches of people who back out (same with U-turns before DUI checkpoints) is pretty obvious.
But, them with $11K+ in their pockets to burn on pranks are free to try.@:-)