Originally Posted by
etch5895
Agreed. This is probably an instance where a clarifying question would have straightened everything out.
I wish I could believe that. The fact is, the perceived stakes are so high in the "war against terror" that nobody wants to be the guy who got it wrong and let the
evil terrorist that pretended to be a TV director after mistakenly telling an officer about his nefarious plans go. This is CYA territory.
But, the fact that this was happening
after a flight while leaving an airport does make it sound like a
Three Stooges episode.