After sept 11, the idea of TSA was essentially to ensure that anyone who travels isn't planning to bring weapons or cause criminal acts such as those that happen to the twin towers. It wasn't meant to provide the TSA folks with powers or for them to use condescending behaviour towards travellers.

At that period in time, other airports considered the world safest such as singapore changi airport, Tokyo and others screened passengers and once they were past security, they were never asked to come back. At these screening posts, the screening personnel were aware that even though they were doing "security", they were aware that they were part of the service industry and the expectation is that they cannot be HOSTILE in attitude and remain polite yet professional.

Its really weird and doggy to have to ask someone after they have been through security to go through security again because of some administrative blunder that no one is ready to admit to. To do so is an admittance that TSA didnt screen properly the first time. In which case, i think its fair to say that if anyone lost any property in the terminal or if they are robbed or mugged or whatsoever, TSA at that particular airport can be sued for negligence. It is specific and non-negotiable that TSA would be partially responsible.

To make things worse, there is some truth in the TSA folks being "power hungry individuals" or giving lots and lots of attitude, to put it simple. A lot of times, a lot of complaints are due to the attitude given by TSA individuals.

Let's just use an example being cited in this thread of someone being ask to return to TSA even though they have been screened. Does the TSA individual recognise the inconvenience and mistake that the company made that caused this individual to suffer a re-screen. Furthermore, in such circumstances, it would only be appropriate for the TSA folks to recognise that the poor traveller has gone through the screening process and should only be screened as a "lip service" or "for show" only and not be given a lot of trouble by the individual TSA staff. Very often, it is not.

I have always been against the shoe policy implemented by USA and its inconsistent 1 inch rule. Must someone really suffer physically from the dirty floors that the TSA operate from before a mistake is realised??

Hopefully, Bart can realise what im getting at.