Originally Posted by
CanuckFlyer
2. Bigger problem. If I really were trying to conceal anything, anyone who was traveling with me but wasn't selected for random screening could just grab my bags and head to the gate. Once I clear my secondary screening (which would now be easier and quicker, since there are no bags to inspect!), we would just reconnect at the gate and I'd have all my stuff back, minus the obligation to have it go through the secondary screening by TSA.
The same thing applies even without an opt-out. In the airport I usually handle most or even all of the luggage. She tends to be transporting things that confuse the x-ray operator and get inspections--I always grab the bags that didn't alarm so they only end up searching whatever bag alarmed, not the rest of our stuff.