Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Why does TSA dispose of potentially explosive LGA's in common trash right at the checkpoint? If these items are too are too dangerous to fly shouldn't they be treated as such?
These are questions of opinion, which are mostly useless to ask. They'll just give an evasive lawyerly answer.
Also FWIW, my ability to ask questions (25 interrogatories & 10 depositions) is much more limited than my ability to ask them to admit or deny a specific statement, or to ask for production of documents (both of which are unlimited [in quantity; they still have to be reasonably proportionate, relevant or likely to lead to something relevant, etc]). So I have to be much more conservative with how I use the former.
However, I can ask for e.g. records of any liquids related hazmat or bomb squad calls. Or maybe RFPs & specs for checkpoint trash cans…
Would a reasonable person dispose of potentially lethal chemicals in common trash unless they know these items are in fact harmless which questions why these items are being interdicted?
Again, this is hard for me to use, except against the specific people involved in my incident (because it gets to their subjective state of mind and
mens rea).
Perhaps there are policy documents discussing the appropriate way to dispose of "surrendered" liquids, and security justifications for those policies…