Originally Posted by
cynicAAl
Kim has a lot of baggage. She also has a lot of luggage.
They probably searched the bags out of sheer nosiness masquerading as a necessary process to save the privileged couple the hassle of taking their bags back to the checkpoint to get them x-rayed.
I wonder how they cleared the couple's shoes? Is visual inspection now all it takes to clear footwear?
Did they take the gloves back to the checkpoint for ETD testing after the grope? Or did they grant the couple a special exemption, an exemption not even granted to our men and women in uniform?
Blogdad Blab's post will focus in detail on the actions of the AA agent and TSA's concern for security, but I'm quite sure it will neglect to mention why the couple were not escorted back to the checkpoint to undergo the normal screening process - nor will he explain why 'alternate' measures (visual inspection, if any, of footwear, no ETD testing of swabs) were adequate for this special 'trusted' couple.