Originally Posted by
halls120
Don't you want a correct answer?
Correct or not, anything that comes out of a TSO's mouth/keyboard may give insight into the situation, even if it's incorrect. @:-)
I have a feeling that there must be some sort of a reason/explanation given to the TSOs to make them adamant about not using the WTMD en route to a patdown. I have seen a near-panic response when I almost made it through a WTMD.
Originally Posted by
mikeygnyc
My take on this is that if you didn't alarm when walking through the WTMD on an opt-out, there may be some opportunity to challenge the need to pat you down (not that you'd likely win that challenge) as you have completed approved screening. Next time I have time and opt-out and actually get sent through the WTMD on my way to a pat-down I think I'll test this theory.
That's what I was thinking, but you said it much more clearly. Another possibility is that if you alarm the WTMD en route to a patdown, (say you have a metal hip) it triggers an even less pleasant resolution pat down.