Originally Posted by
Caradoc
How many of those other exchanges you attempted to use as examples involve unqualified personnel performing intrusive searches?
Well, he may never have been frisked by a 90 lb Filipina (actually, I have), but the gate searches at military bases are intrusive and, when conducted by the local Rent-A-Cops, are definitely performed by unqualified personnel. Since I've never been intrusively searched by a TSA person, I cannot comment on their qualifications.
Edit: Come to think of it...my bag was searched at CAE a few years ago. Came up missing a book after that, so maybe intrusive is a good word there.