Originally Posted by
Wally Bird
So the situation would be if a passenger tried to exit back to landside without the bag, can the screeners physically restrain him/her. I would sincerely hope the answer is NO, but who would leave their bag or other stuff behind simply to flee ?
No! TSO's are NOT allowed to physically detain anyone. In a situation like this, a TSO would be assigned to follow the passenger until a LEO could get there. But NO touching is allowed.