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Old Sep 16, 2018, 10:01 pm
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Loren Pechtel
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Originally Posted by JamesBigglesworth
Are they supposed to stop people? They certainly have no authority to do so. Observe and report, sure, yes. Stop? I don't know of any legal authority for line agents to do that. TSA Police (as in the actual sworn police that TSA has) have the ability.
If you do get past them they can do a terminal dump to keep you from getting to a plane.
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