Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
From Consumer's Reports:
Yeah,
there's an impartial publication (NOT!). CU is a "safety at any cost" organization.
On a personal note, I had an interesting experience last week ... a gentleman came through my lane presenting an expired Libyan passport as identification. He behaved in a very creepy manner, initially trying to coerce me into letting him pass through, then turning abusive when I insisted on calling a supervisor.
Clearly suspicious and creepy behavior with an expired third-world passport? I see no objection to checking him out further, even to the point of an SSSS. But if he checks out, no, there should be no impediment to his boarding a plane. The issue comes where SPOT is used - either through interrogation or looking for supposed non-obvious behavior. The trouble is that such behavior is very subjective.