Originally Posted by
bzbdewd
The sad part about that is that because the OP didn't have his card in hand the media spin would likely be that it was all his fault. Such is the case when the sheep flock has the idea that these types of things only happen to those who do something wrong... and as long as they don't do anything wrong it couldn't possibly happen to them.
Ignoring a request/notice/information provided by OP and doing something
that could potentially be fatal shouldn't be taken lightly. Whether the OP
had the ID or not, his request not to use a metal detector should not have
been ignored.