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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:00 pm
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Originally Posted by cs19
An argument for TSA locks:
If anything is stolen and you have to go after TSA for it, having a TSA lock puts liability much more squarely on their shoulders and makes it much harder for them to blame baggage handlers and other folks.

I'm not saying others can't actually open the locks or that things work that way, I'm just saying you might have an easier time recovering from TSA if you have a lock on your bag.
You're really kidding yourself if you think using a TSA lock entails an iota of accountability on the part of screeners.
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