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TSA are not law enforcement and have no authority to arrest nor detain. This is why there is always a bored actual cop sitting somewhere nearby. The cop can arr
by landemva 4y ago
TSA are not law enforcement and have no authority to arrest nor detain. This is why there is always a bored actual cop sitting somewhere nearby. The cop can arrest.
You can try this yourself - get some old shoe trees with metal posts and fold one of them at 90 degrees so the scan machine flags it as a firearm. If TSA can't figure out the puzzle you made for them, they leave the bag in the tunnel, and it doesn't move until the actual police take it out and look inside. Yes, I experienced this.
Also, I opt out every time. It has been hundreds of times. No big deal.
- kenrose 4y agoSame here re: opt out. You tell the agent you want to opt out. They scream “Opt out!” at the top of their lungs. Then another agent takes you through the plexiglass door beside the metal detector. That agent recites a brief script about how they’ll pat you down and then do so. Pat down complete, they check their gloves for residues in a machine. Once that’s done, you’re free to go. It generally adds 5-10 mins to the security line. Sometimes, if they really backed up and you say opt out early enough, it can actually be faster. You have the right to opt out and can exercise it.
- GauntletWizard 4y ago