Originally Posted by
law dawg
Also note - what standard does a TSO need to meet in order to physically search your bag? Answer - little to none. There is no reasonable suspicion standard at the checkpoint As I understand it, a TSO can search at any time, any one coming through the checkpoint, so long as it meets the criteria for search - weapons and in places where weapons will be found.
Level of suspicion has nothing to do with it.
I think that we are in agreement with most everything; just saying it a little differently.
In reality, the bag can always be pulled out because something doesn't look right. I think, however, that if the TSO testified that the bag was pulled out randomly after x-ray, that may be difficult to sustain given the standard operating procedures I have observed. There just isn't any randomness to it. And if the TSO testifies that he had the bag pulled after x-ray solely because he thought he saw drugs, then that search will not fly IMHO.