The TSA in this case acted as would be expected in any other place in the world, and even in any place in the USA outside of a TSA facility.

The problem is, as it always has been with the TSA, that they are unpredictable when it comes to common sense and courtesy.

When I visit Nordstroms, for example, I expect to be treated in the manner to which I have been treated before in a Nordstroms. And not like a third-world bazaar one time and then like a boot-camp uniform depot the next and then like a visiting sultan at Harrods after that. Is that too much to ask for??

And Copwriter, may you find happiness in some form after the necessary grieving that follows the loss of your loved one. I am very sorry to learn of this passing.