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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by jrhone
...Agents are not supposed to short check a bag just because they are asked to. There are valid reasons for not short checking a bag when asked to . It is not a commerical decison, but a security one.

The agents who are short checking bags outside of the policy and the security directives are jeopardizing the security of other passengers , not to mention thier own careers.
jrhone, Can you elucidate on what the security parameters are, so that we might have a better ideas? Thanks.
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