Originally Posted by
cottonmather0
But again, that speaks to my larger gripe: just because someone is a kettle and doesn't fly enough to be elite or doesn't wish to pay for GE, they shouldn't not be assumed to be a common criminal every time they fly. Every U.S. citizen (or legal resident for that matter) should be treated with the same amount of respect and deference that precheck members get. Period.
Sorry, I disagree. Everyone (not only US citizens and residents) should be teated with this level of respect. Period.
We foreigners are often the most mistreated, just because they can.