Originally Posted by
cbn42
Remember that you have the right to maintain visual contact with your possessions at all times. If your bags have gone through, you can demand to be permitted to stand in a location where you can see them. A firm "I can't see my bags from here" should get them to let you stand in a better location.
We gave them a lot of that at MCO last month. We couldn't see our bags and I couldn't see my film and there was a TON of people on all sides. There were 4 different TSA agents in the area, and we protested about this to all of them. One woman behind the cordon finally in a very unconcerned voice said "There's cameras everywhere, nobody's gonna steal your bags."
I would've taken her picture and posted it here but at that point I'd already surrendered my phone.