I don't feel that a public pat down is quite the same as being ***raped, and I feel it is professional and on the up and up, but I confess to being curious when I get selected so often. You know, random means random, and if it's really random, some people will by chance get passed by every time and others will get more searches than average. It could be nothing more than that. Doesn't seem worth getting my panties in a bunch. In most cases, the agents are trying to do an unpleasant job to the best of their ability.
Originally Posted by The Real McCoy
In reading this forum, it seems that some people are just repeatedly singled out and A** raped in full public view everytime they move with 3 miles of any airport in the United States.
Other, like me, have basically never had any difficulties with security.
Why is that? Are some people just more sensitive to security screenings than others? Do some people bring scrutiny on themselves by their words, actions or travel habits? Do some people just naturally "look suspicious" and peak the interest of TSA?
I don't travel as much as some folks, but I've probably had 25 roundtrip flights, with connection, in the past year. The only time I've gotten SSSS is when I purchased one-way tickets. I thought it was a foolish selection criteria, but the actual screening wasn't really a big deal.
I've never been selected for additional screening when the metal detector didn't alarm. Sometime when it did alarm it was my own fault for being forgetful (or still asleep for a 6:00 am flight) and leaving a cellphone in my pocket or something stupid like that. In those cases, TSA allowed me to remove the offending item and walk through the detector again... no secondary.
Why have others had such horrible experiences - repeatedly - while I never have?