Originally Posted by studentff
From the story:
If the screeners involved had heard some sort of law-enforcement bulletin about the robbery and linked that information to suspicious behavior by a suspicious pax with lots of cash, then ^. That's good observation skills.
If the screeners involved had no information about any crime being committed or other suspicious behavior but just assumed that anyone carrying lots of cash should be turned over to the police, then
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Doesn't sound like a direct security risk to me.
But this will just increase the volume for idiotic SSSScreenings on one-way tickets. Today I'm flying from PDX and my first leg is on Horizon. Guess what? The predictable, idiotic SSSS. When I shook my head at the counter, the agent picked up on it and cheerfully explained WHY I got the SSSSpecial treatment.
I must be a bank robber.