Originally Posted by
FlyingUnderTheRadar
The TSA has no power of law enforcement and would only summon a LEO. So they are impotent. This is why when one is getting scoped and groped one should make sure all of their possessions are in their view.
But what good is it if your possessions are in view and you see your things being stolen? Just yell "STOP THIEF!"?
Perhaps one should put valuables, such as a watch, wallet, keys, inside the bag. For greater measure, chain to bags together so they are hard to steal. Carrying a cable is odd, though.