Originally Posted by
doober
If they goons are just wandering through the gate area, I hope any pax whom they approached would have said "no, you may not." I presume one does not have the opportunity to do that at specific gate checks - but just wandering asking to search people's bags is too much.
Unfortunately, you've given your implied consent to be searched and that consent continues whenever you're in the sterile area. It's maddening, but that's the way it is.
