Originally Posted by
nachtnebel
Correct. Such as the pushback by the Texas congressman when he was hit in the genitals so hard he doubled up. All caught on video. No charges either way. I imagine the TSA clerk may have been retrained.
And, no, the TSA clerks are NOT free to do as they please in the search.
Defendant Polson, Linzer vs. Polson, testified that "no force standards even exist!" TSA screeners are forcefully hitting people every day and getting away with it.