Originally Posted by
SMF TSO
And I really, really wish the passenger was required to be notified of the search and allowed to be present during the search. They're there when we do bag checks upstairs, why not downstairs? I don't have anything to hide, I have cause to search and I'd rather not be accused of theft.
Yeah. I've been searched in China. Not only do you have to be present, you open the bag and show them whatever it is that's confusing the x-ray guys. They never handled anything other than the objects in question.