Originally Posted by Analise
The TSA is thinking of suing this passenger for the scare he caused by his lying. I hope they nail him to the wall with punitive damages to prevent some other loose cannon from doing the same thing. That's what they do for class-action law suits. For lying to the TSA, if he thinks he should get reimbursed for his briefcase, he's got another thing coming.
In that case, the TSA should be sued everytime they do something stupid that causes an airport to be closed and cleared.
By anyone's count, even their spendthrift budget would be depleted paying for all their blunders.