Originally Posted by iluv2fly
We go over, it is done successfully (a full two minutes). I asked her why the hassle.
She said that it is safe for 800 and lower.
But if a passenger requests a hand inspection, why do you resist?
"It's a real pain to do it" was her response.
And that's exactly my point. The TSA makes it difficult to assert your rights because it's a pain for THEM. It has nothing to do with security.