Originally Posted by
roberino
Wow, and wow!
Just checked back in on this thread for the first time since my initial post and find that what I took to be an innocuous and potentially helpful approach from a TSO now appears to be much more sinister. As a conversationalist the officer in question was pleasant, if not a sparkling must-have dinner guest, but if he was trying detect abnormal behaviour on my part then I've got to say that he was about as effective as a chocolate teapot! He didn't look me in the eye and seemed more interested in talking to me than listening to what I had to say.
That’s pretty much how TSA is viewed in this venue. Nothing we can do is right, and everything we do is wrong. And anything that goes wrong at an airport is automatically TSA’s fault until proven otherwise. They ignore the most basic of precepts of criminal law in that everyone, no exceptions, is innocent until proven guilty. Something they demand from us, but are unwilling to acknowledge as our rights as well. Basic, and no amount of prior actions can or will change that, but not something the TSA and its employees are afforded here.
Originally Posted by
roberino
I'm not one of those who will necessarily stand up for my rights at all costs (and by that I mean that I'd rather tell the TSO I'm headed home/to Disneyland than possibly subject myself to a private interview, strip search and delayed journey) but I will now think twice before answering questions from these under-skilled nincompoops in the future.
All-in-all, I'm glad I started this.
Tell the TSO/BDO what you like, they are not really giving much attention to your word but instead are doing their jobs and watching your actions and reactions.
Here (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microexpression) is a bit on the basic concepts of the BDO’s training. Its not exhaustive, but it is informative for the lay person.