Originally Posted by
theddo
If your purpose is to have a test with high Sensitivity, the TSA wants high Specificity. False positives doesn't matter.
Contaminated testing media certainly matters. Exactly how would a False Positive not matter? Every result indicating contraband requires more time and manpower to resolve. Only TSA would think such doesn't matter!
Don't think this link has been posted here. This article goes into great detail as to what happened at PHX and this family and is a good read.
http://theantimedia.org/agents-terrorize-boy-pacemaker/
Eventually, Bergstrom was told that all of her items had to be screened because her bags had triggered the security alarm during screening, an assertion Bergstrom disputes.
Typical TSA attempt to shift focus and change their story.