Originally Posted by
Mats
I'd like to know what sort of weapon these could resemble. The key of alarms and their resolution is to identify dangerous objects, not just items that set off an alarm. If that were the case, passengers would have to remove zippers and surgical implants. The goal is not to create an alarm-free passenger.
Yes, the key of alarm resolution is to identify dangerous objects, which means a TSO has to identify
all alarms. We can see zipper tabs, we can pat down a hip or knee implant to clear that alarm, we can clear underwire in a bra. Unfortunately in this situation, a visual inspection was not an option for the TSO. Yes, it would have been far more easier to have the lady flash her boobs and be on her way, but that would have been outside of the SOP. If she did flash her boobs and go, and then hired a lawyer to sue the TSA because she had to flash her boobs....
Originally Posted by
law dawg
I think it was more "Why is this beeping here?" and she had to prove that whatever was causing the beeping wasn't dangerous, but isn't there a better way than making her remove them with pliers?
Now there is...if you consider showing your boobs to a TSO a better option.
Originally Posted by
chollie
...Besides, the problem was not that she objected to being viewed by a female attendant - it was the forced removal of the items. I don't recall any reports of females with underwire bras being told to remove them before flying.
We can clear the area around the boob, but we can't clear the boob itself...
Originally Posted by
chollie
... Is it SOP to at least physically display a significant area of bare skin when a joint replacement sets off the hand held wand?.... If TSA is trying to maintain that this is SOP, then what about joint replacements?
No...it is not SOP to ask a passenger to display skin. If a person is wearing shorts, we can visually clear a knee implant. We are never to ask a passenger to "lift" their clothing. A knee or hip can be cleared by patting it down.
Originally Posted by
essxjay
Actually, this is ~exactly~
the suggestion I got from a female screener back in January '03:
Sorry
essxjay...that screener was an idiot and gave you bad advice.