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Old Sep 12, 2011, 4:59 pm
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Punative pat-downs on upswing?
The last few times that I've flown (and opted out of the WBI) I've gotten what I term a "tag-team patdown". What happens is the first groper does the patdown, checks his gloves and then calls over a 2nd groper who repeats the process. Is this something others have experienced? Is it a new procedure or just another way to punish passengers for opting out?
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Old Sep 12, 2011, 5:09 pm
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It sounds like they are testing someone to see if they are doing the patdown and the glove test correctly.
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Old Sep 12, 2011, 6:56 pm
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Did the explosives detector alarm for the first set of gloves?

When I had a (false) positive on the explosives detector, I basically just got a second patdown and full inspection of all my carry on items. (Fortunately using a DIFFERENT machine, since the first machine alarmed when a clean swab was swept over the machine itself and alarmed.)
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Old Sep 13, 2011, 7:06 am
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Originally Posted by Lara21
It sounds like they are testing someone to see if they are doing the patdown and the glove test correctly.
That's what I would have thought if it just happened once or twice. However; I've hit a string of 4 or 5 in a row. I guess it could be the law of averages, but it does seem odd. Also this has happened in multiple airports.


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Did the explosives detector alarm for the first set of gloves?

When I had a (false) positive on the explosives detector, I basically just got a second patdown and full inspection of all my carry on items. (Fortunately using a DIFFERENT machine, since the first machine alarmed when a clean swab was swept over the machine itself and alarmed.)
I've never had an alarm.
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Old Sep 13, 2011, 9:14 am
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That's what I would have thought if it just happened once or twice. However; I've hit a string of 4 or 5 in a row. I guess it could be the law of averages, but it does seem odd. Also this has happened in multiple airports.




I've never had an alarm.
I opt out every time necessary, probably averaging once a week. Never got a double. Maybe I am too fat and ugly.
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