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> If people opt out, it 1) ties up a TSA agent Isn't this something that doesn't scale then? Author of this post is complaining of being "defeated" because no
by peeters 13y ago
> If people opt out, it 1) ties up a TSA agent
Isn't this something that doesn't scale then? Author of this post is complaining of being "defeated" because no agent came to give him his pat down. What if it just so happens that a few people had opted out in a short window, and so their pat down guy was tied up? The more people follow this example on a given day, the longer your wait for the pat down will be.
- rdl 13y agoIt depends -- if you are in a hurry, it's going to hurt you more than it hurts TSA, but otherwise, it probably bothers them more. I've never had more than a very brief delay, though. There's extra lulz for me because if I check a bag on a domestic flight it is essentially always because the bag contains a firearm. The red-tagged bags must fly with the passenger, and TSA has already had extended contact with me by that point (they search the bag containing the weapon in your presence, usually in a private room, etc.), so I think making me miss my flight at that point would cause them a lot of trouble without me even needing to prod.