Originally Posted by
petaluma1
The above is exactly what happened.
BTW, here's the dictionary definition of "alarm":
1. an anxious awareness of danger.
Synonyms: fear, anxiety, apprehension, trepidation, nervousness, unease, distress, agitation, consternation, disquiet,
perturbation, fright, panic, dread, horror, shock, terror
Seems to me that the TSA would do well to find a word other than "alarm" to describe the finding of things that are out of the ordinary. But then again, TSA wouldn't be TSA if it weren't in a constant state of "alarm".
In Post
#15 the following statement was made:
The pat down was not because the passenger left their laptop in a bag, it was because during the course of screening, the laptop alarmed.
I don't think such was the case which leads a person to conclude that the Pat Down was punishment for not complying with TSA's demands of removing laptops from their bags. Supposedly the reason is because the x-ray machines cannot image these types of materials well. But TSA has no issue imaging laptops and such in the Pre Check lanes where flyers can leave their laptops in their carry-on bags.
Again, at TSA 1 + 1 = 3!