Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
So a TSA screeners finds a package of something in a hidden compartment of a suitcase and does nothing? Is that really the argument you want to make?
Why assume that the hidden compartment is meant to hide the item from screeners? Maybe the passenger wants to hide things from the Notorious Airline Employees (TM) who we all cite as the bogeymen who steal stuff from our bags.
Yes, I'm all about Occam's Razor and Hanlon's Law; I cite them all the time.
A passenger tries to smuggle drugs in their luggage. If a TSA inspector finds the drugs, forum denizens will criticize TSA for exceeding the scope of their authority. If a TSA inspector doesn't find the drugs, forum denizens will criticize TSA for not searching thoroughly enough. I guess you can't win if you're TSA.
Oh, wait, this is TS/S. Never mind. As you were. I'm out.