Originally Posted by
Karelia
How can it not be illegal to impersonate TSA agents?
I was confused after reading the story about the guy
who pretended to be a TSA agent and privately
screened two women at SFO recently.
What if a few hundred Flyertalk member meets for
Halloween at a major airport and all pretended to
be TSA agents?
Actually, I laughed when I read this in the same article. It's illegal to impersonate a law enforcement officer. It's not illegal to impersonate a security guard or, in this case, a TSA clerk. Kip Hawley dressed up TSA clerks to look like real Law enforcement officers, but, they simply look like LEOs as in your Halloween example.