Originally Posted by
TWA884
So is leaving the security checkpoint after a body scanner alert; it is consistent with a test run by a terrorist.
It's also consistent with a very modest, religious, conservative woman who had never been touched in those places before getting married. Or anyone who believes we shouldn't let TSA touch children on their genitals while telling them it's "bad touch". Or pretty much anyone else who doesn't see terrorists under every rock.
Originally Posted by
nachtnebel
Do a search in these forums on Aukai, which is what your link is about. That ruling is about a baggage/carry-on search, not about them feeling your genitals. Often1 suffers from the same misconception quite possibly spouting the company line there.
I will do that, although I'm not sure that's correct. Everything I've read says, "search" which seems to imply of baggage
and person. The meth was in his pocket, after all.
Originally Posted by
sbrower
2. TSA employees, as private citizens, have the right to hold and detain someone who they suspect of a crime (but, in most states, it needs to be a felony). HOWEVER, as a matter of DHS policy, TSA employees are *not* allowed to arrest, etc.
Except they aren't detaining you as a private citizen, they're detaining you as a DHS employee. Not sure how that changes thing, but...
By the way, they never informed me of what kind of crime they were suspecting me of. I am still confused on that bit. The three striper told me before the patdown that sweat "usually sets off the machines" - which makes sense considering where we live and I had numerous indications under my arms. So really - were they were accusing me of not dealing with 80% humidity well or something? Because it's clear they knew I wasn't hiding a bomb.
ETA: luv2fly1st, I already explained a little bit about why my race matters. If they cite general airport security as the issue, fine. But they don't. They ALWAYS cite 9/11. And how many elite frequent flyer white women who've undergone CBP
and TSA background checks were involved in that? Besides the emotional part, my biggest issue with TSA is their compete unwillingness to implement any kind of risk-based system. Ok, I suppose PreCheck is just that, but dang, how does it help me when I get expedited security at every other airport but my tiny little home one? That's not a full risk-based program, it's an attempt to mollify the public.