Originally Posted by SDF_Traveler
The only justification for shoe removal at TPA in the portal lane was only if you alarmed the WTMD because of your shoes. If you don't alarm, you're free to go.
Yeah, common sense would say that the puffer would prove your shoes aren't concealing explosives, and the WTMD would demonstrate no concealed metal objects (knives, etc.) But then, that would be common sense, and we are talking both about the TSA and EWR here...