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No, once they say 'okay you can leave' I consent to the search and proceed to make my flight. If I'm challenging anything it's the idea that I can't leave until
by awinter-py 11y ago
No, once they say 'okay you can leave' I consent to the search and proceed to make my flight. If I'm challenging anything it's the idea that I can't leave until the search is complete.
- mindslight 11y agoAh, thanks for the clarification. So you're just using time that they've already wasted by your arriving at the airport hours early. I just assert myself during the process, but leave escalation up to them (like the time some goon-manager decided to re-search me after I was already in the process of reassembling myself). BTW what do they say happens if they find drugs during one of the pat-downs? Since you mentioned SFO, have you found the answers/process/etc varies between there and TSA airports?
- awinter-py 11y agoIs SFO not a TSA airport? Didn't know that. They say various stuff. They're training these guys better now and usually they're like 'do you have any?'. In the old days they'd say scary things like 'oh we have friends who deal with that' or 'I can't tell you our policies'. In my experience (sparse data here) california pat-down guys were the friendliest, sharing my take on the absurdity of the process and willing to go with whatever. My worst experience was with the chicago cops; they sided at first with the TSA manager and I think I came close to being arrested. I also tried to record them and that didn't go well. JFK and LGA 'male assists' are serious about their jobs but also cognizant of the law. Once the cops get involved in new york, the situation feels controlled and safe to me.