You are definitely delaying the process for all the people who have to wait in the queue behind you.

How about this one? I book a flight at a busy time of day, instead of a slow time of day.

I thought about a police officer who issues a traffic ticket to a TSO driving to work, but this one would seem to be okay by the stated characterisation, as it doesn't involve a person going through the checkpoint.

If I say "I hate the TSA", and it upsets some of the TSOs, making them less able to work effectively, would that be actionable?

And we thank you for clarifying what YOUR viewpoint is, now the question is what is the viewpoint of the 59,999 others screeners?

Do you see our point in bringing this up?

And in most cases if you are keeping someone from doing their job it is because of "trying to get them to do their job correctly". eg. asking for new gloves, asking them to accept the NEXXUS ID, requesting to be able to see your belongings, refusing to answer questions about money which are inappropriate, etc.

Agreed.

Unclear. Obscene remarks may or may not be protected speech, but yelling can can indeed cross the line.

Definitely not against the law! Verbally protesting a governmental act is the most protected of all speech!

I know someone who has done the middle finger salute while in the scanner. Let's hope that they are not on the no-fly list now!!! :(

I like the idea of the poster (I forgot what thread it was in) but he only nods or shakes his head, he doesn't even talk to any of the TSO's but he looks into their eyes.

You should have answered the separate questions.

Stop avoiding the question.

If a deaf person goes thru the WTMD and it either alarms or they can't hear instructions, is THAT "interfering with the screening process"?

Deafness is a handicap that can't be seen.

It drives some normal-hearing folks bonkers to have to deal with it.

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could refusal to speak english with the smurfs be construed as interference, or if the dialect of english i choose to speak isnt understood by the smurfs, would that be interference?

If I object to any part of the enhanced screening because it is causing me pain (either from a condition/disability or because the screener is too rough), is that interfering with the screening process?

I have been told that the answer is yes, and according to what eyecue has posted I take it that he agrees?

For instance, when I am selected for a secondary screening I always tell the screener that I am unable to do XYZ. Several times the screener almost immediately tells me to do XYZ. I repeat calmly and slowly that I am physically unable to do XYZ.

This has caused several screeners to become very angry with me and I have been told that I am interfering with the screening process.

It is just one more example of many, many TSOs being unable to understand the variables of dealing with passengers (gender, nationality, physical limitations, cognitive limitations, etc)

I truly do not know. That is why I asked. If you do not know or can not tell me, we are in worse shape than I thought. These are specific areas where there are questions and you either refuse to answer on can not answer. Simple yes or no or it depends will suffice.

I think his 'answer' was that it depends.

On what it depends you can surmise for yourself.
Day of the week
'R' in the month
what the checkpoint worker had for breakfast
the weather
phase of the moon
Broncos lost
etc...

Answer the damned questions and knock off the double speak.

They're straightforward and easy questions.

Not for people who refuse to engage in honest discussion.