Yes, my particular comment was that I don't have a choice to turn around and leave if I'm denied a pat-down whilst opting out on the return leg of my flight. It

Yes, my particular comment was that I don't have a choice to turn around and leave if I'm denied a pat-down whilst opting out on the return leg of my flight. It was a kind of sarcastic response to my comment parent. Sarcasm doesn't translate all that well in plain text and nested comment threads. TSA agents run the gamut from fascist jerkwads to rando people working a crappy, thankless job. I'm sorry you got treated badly - I've also had bad experiences going through opt-outs.