Originally Posted by The Real McCoy
See, that's what I don't understand! Where the heck are these "selective" searches occurring? In all the flights I've taken since 9/11, I swear to god I've never seen anyone get selected for additional screening unless (a) their boarding pass was SSSS, (b) they failed to comply with the "rules" - such as removing jackets before going through the detector, (c) they were physically unable or unwilling to walk through the detector or (d) the detector alarmed when they walked through it.
I guess my travels may just be unique, but I am flabbergasted whenever I hear the claim on this forum that someone was "selected for secondary for absolutely no reason whatsoever". I've just never seen a TSA person just "randomly" select someone as they're going through security to get additional scrutiny.
So again, I ask, where is this happening?
You and eyecue must know each other, because you both seem to have the problem of having blinders on and thinking that everything is green and pristine in your world. Then it was eyecue's wife that went through SAT and experienced some rude screeners.
People have posted their own experiences, yet it is your decision to chide them or not believe them, then later post the "where is this happening?" posts.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.