<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Mats:
The legality has been questioned, but it's legal. The response has been that boarding an airplane includes implied consent that one will undergo searches of one's person and belongings, even on multiple occasions.
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Whether or not consent is implied or explicit, you can withdraw consent at any time; that's a long-standing legal rule. You just have to leave.
There is the real problem of lack of resources; they have to escort you out of the secured area or else the system breaks down. TSA has a partial justification if they say "we just don't have the manpower today, there is no other alternative, you must be screened. But it needs to be said loud and clear that "ordinarily, you have the right to say no, this is an extraordinary situation". None of this slippery-slope rationalization.
To the TSA folks: has anyone considered a bus on the tarmac to take passengers from the plane to baggage claim (which is outside the airport)? I realize the trip would take 20+ minutes, but compared to the 2 hours in some horror stories, it's a bargain.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TSAMGR:
Screenerx, the process is usually the normal screening process. Passengers are escorted to the checkpoint, a lane is usually closed and used just for these passengers.
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This is the ideal solution, since
the passengers have the choice not to be screened