First two questions

1. What is a LEO?
2. What is an SOC?

thanks, now I think the SS agent made an error in leaving the aircraft and could have handled things a bit better knowing 1. He's of middle eastern descent, 2. knowing the tighter security we are all under and 3. just knowing that you don't leave a plane without asking the FA once you board.

However that being said, I have numerous issues with the AA Pilot:

He says the following:

1. He appeared nervous and anxious. (although the pax next to him states otherwise)
2. This was an AA issue and none of his concern (If I'm denied boarding, I would consider this of my concern, duhhhh)
3. At this time the individual became very hostile with me (again, seems to be contradictory opinions to this from the seatmate, and I don't hear other pax stating that he was very hostile)
4. *Flt atts bringing to my attention what appeared to be strange behavior (Why, b/c he had a book albeit in arabic, if that is true, then BAN these books so every pax with an arabic written book isn't a suspect) (Again, seatmate doesn't say he had strange behavior)
5. While the police were determining the proper status of this individual this person came up to me with loud abusive comments as to his being denied boarding. (SS admits behavior, but why did it take 5 times to review his ID, did they miss something the first FOUR times, dang I'd be upset too)
6. . If he just let us do our job of getting the paper work in order, he would have been boarded, and it would have been a pleasure to carry an 'armed passenger'(pure speculation here, but that is total BS)
7. As a note, I am filling [sic] a misconduct report with the Secret Services Internal Affairs division. I would suggest that AA Security follow up on this matter because this individual made the entire crew uncomfortable with his actions and absolutely with his confrontational behavior toward me (IMHO This guy just sounds like a vengeful renegade pilot)

SOC

1. I asked if he had looked at the agent credentials. He said you work for the airline, you know how easy it would be to get fake I.D (so I guess my ID and yours and everyone elses should be checked five times at the check in, the gate, security b/c we can all easily get a fake ID, especially a SS ID)
2. The next phone call I received was from the AA ticket agent at BWI. He said that the Secret Service agent had verbally abused the Captain and that the Captain was denying him boarding. I asked to speak to the police officer that was witness to this, who then verified what the ticket agent had stated. (Why didn't they bring this up then, especially since they knew he had a weapon)Based on this, I then decided to end boarding to this passenger on future AA flights (Can a SOC do this?, doesn't this kind of decision have to come from a higher authority at the airline?) . Later, I received a call from the AA ticket agent at BWI and was asked to talk to this Secret Service Agent. I then heard the Secret Service Agent's side of the story. He admitted to not properly filling out the paperwork for carrying a weapon (which wasn't the brightest thing to do); not once, but twice (or had he traveled before where he had to fill this form out?). He also admitted to losing his temper with the Captain because he was asked for his ID five separate times (see above comment).


All said and done, I don't blame the agent for hiring an attorney, if it indeed is frivilous then it will be tossed from court.. but let the courts decide that based on the facts.