Originally Posted by TSAJohn
We can't read your minds.
In order to write an incident report, we have to have your info. We'll ask for your boarding pass and ID and you'll see us writing your info down.
The problem is the American public doesn't question anything, they simply hand over their ID to anyone asking for it. Even for routine credit card transactions, which is not a requirement.
So even if someone hands over the ID, they probably still have no idea what's about to happen. There probably should be some sort of miranda-like process if an incident report is being written up, with a notification that a fine may be levied.
I have personally been asked three (3) times for ID by folks at a checkpoint after screening, and each time I did not provide it. In all three cases, it was in retaliation of my asking for a complaint form to document an SOP violation. In all three cases, when I reminded them I had cleared, complied with all instructions, and was simply questioning their incorrect following of procedure, they backed off.