Originally Posted by
badjuju
Long story short, the agent let the lady back in line - but I noticed she did more than stamp her boarding pass - seemed like she wrote something on it. I thought it was weird that the TSA agent kind of gave in and let her though, but oh well.
The agent checks my ID and I'm in line to go through the screener. As the other lady was going through the security screener, she was pulled aside. This is where it got funny because she is now whining about how she's going to miss her flight and all that, and they're telling her she was flagged for additional screening.
I did not stick around long enough to find out what happened, but the agents looked like they were going to make her wait for a little bit longer.
Maybe it's just me, but I have a problem with a service employee inflicting "punishment" on the traveling public, simply because they can. This is not even remotely a "security" matter. ID checkers don't even work for the TSA.
So, if it's not security, then what is it? It's simply a minimum wage employee who, for the first time in his/her life, is in a position to boss others around under the pretense of "security". Some folks cannot resist such a temptation.