Most of those above have a sizable contingent that have indeed sold out IMO.

I said nothing about creating a ruckus, I just stated that you can not disturb the peace of a LEO or TSO.

Examples appreciated.

Dude... just... Y'know what? Nevermind. I get enough of that from Phil, I don't need any more, thank you very much.

You assume that the guy wasn't interfering with the screening process. We were trying to keep homeslice from getting arrested.

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PAX should never abuse a TSO.

This has nothing to do with being able to take it. From just a standard customer service point of view, the TSO represents the company and should under no circumstance be allowed to engage a customer with venom.

On the broader note it is petitioning the Government, and TSOs and LEOs needs to understand that.

Not running. First you have to define "a ruckus". I bet my definition if a far from yours. What the OP said happened would not be anywhere near a ruckus in my book.

Is that one of those "don't ask, don't tell" things?

It has been interesting reading everyone's comments and they are appreciated. The total number of agents involved were 2 so I don't think I even remotely impacted the rest of the screening let alone cause a "ruckus". When I started all of this, I was in the secondary screening area away from most of the other passengers. Also, at no time could other passengers hear my comment. As I stated in my posting, at no time did I raise my voice. Even when I was talking to the LEO I kept my tone even. I did get a bit pissed that he (the LEO) would even contemplate calling my employer but I figured it was just posturing since I knew that he really didn't have the authority. The worst thing he could have done (at least in my opinion) would be to cite me and give me a ticket. He did offer to give me back my key chain if I was willing to stop by and pick it up on my way back through. I declined. The most frustrating part of all this experience is the inconsistancy and the lack of common sense some TSA agents seem to possess. As I stated before, I have traveled extensively all over the world with the same key chain in my bag. Even worse, why was I allowed to go through the same check point twice before (once on 21 May and again on 4 Jun) with the exact same key chain in the same exact bag and never questioned or picked for secondary screening? I am sure there are admirable people that work for the TSA and some of them are on this board. I just don't seem to encounter them, especially at the A councourse at DEN. And for the record, if I had been called an idiot by the TSA screener, I wouldnt have called an LEO. I would have gotten the agent's name/info, submit a complaint through the TSA complaint system, and gone on my way. I am sure I have been called worse.

No, it's just Bart trying to impress everyone about how tough he allegedly is.

oh my, would need a lot more time than I have to write this. I just spent 6 weeks watching one doctor after another cover their arses with my friend that was in ICU. They made so many blunders and thank God his wife is a smart cookie who said enough is enough and let him go. They kept him alive for one reason, to save their arses so they would not be sued. Ten doctors could not figure out what was wrong because they treated symtoms and not the cause. He could have been saved if they had only listened to his wife in the beginning.
Only one doctor found out the source and by that time it was over. But they are all getting their money. My niece is a lawyer and even she will tell you the greedy ways they go after people. My husband works for NASA...won't even go there, stupid, stupid people. Cancer is a business, did you know that the Vets at UF have a vaccine for melonoma but the scientist do not want it for humans. They make so much money off research. I am wasting my time spiff. There are idiots everywhere and maybe you should tell us how your profession is so perfect.

Idiots everywhere? Sure.

Now, how have any of these people sold out the principles of their country for a paycheck?

Personally, I'd like to see an LEO tell the TSO, "Well, you mean you're NOT an idiot?"


I can tell you that I'd be speaking to a lawyer about that one. There is absolutely no justification for the cop making a threat like that, or even implying he has that ability, either. Calling your employer?

Looks like the TSO isn't the only person who was an idiot here; the LEO deserves that same label.


I'd go so far as to say the same rules don't apply to both, and that the behavior of the TSO and LEO in such an encounter should be held to a higher standard. It is, after all, their job to handle situations like this at all times, and they're acting on behalf of the government. That carries much stricter rules of conduct than an average Joe undergoing screening.


As with my comment above, responding in kind is childish, and the TSOs and LEOs have to deal with being held to a higher standard. And I don't just mean they shouldn't engage in name-calling or other expressions of sour attitude ("don't go away mad; just go away" for example), but that passive-aggressive, vindictive actions like retaliatory secondaries, NCIC checks and threats to call employers, etc., simply are not acceptable behavior, no matter what the provocation.