Originally Posted by
cottonmather0
This subject is discussed a lot here.
As near as I can tell, it's just the TDC confirming he's done his job.... And while I do think it's meaningless, earlier this year there seemed to be a point made at certain airports for the paper BP itself to be checked later in the process and the passenger to be admonished if there weren't scribbles, with the assumption being that you must have sneaked into the line and bypassed the TDC.
What this really shows is the uselessness of the TDC. Let's say I lose my BP after passing through security. I get a new one either at the club, at a CS center, or a kiosk. No one makes me go through security to get new scribbles, correct?
Just more TSA Security Theater, with a dash of government officiousness thrown in for good measure.