TSA security measures hit home for one traveller who didn't want to be body scanned or groped (via Drudge Report)....
http://www.google.com/gwt/x?u=http://johnnyedge.blogspot.com/2010/11/these-events-took-place-roughly-between.html
He refused the full body scan, the pat down was explained and he refused, he then dealt with TSA supervisor's supervisor, and that led him to seeking his ticket refund. But leaving the airport? Not yet:
He refused the full body scan, the pat down was explained and he refused, he then dealt with TSA supervisor's supervisor, and that led him to seeking his ticket refund. But leaving the airport? Not yet:
... At this point, I thought it was all over. I began to make my way to the stairs to exit the airport, when I was approached by another man in slacks and a sport coat. He was accompanied by the officer that had escorted me to the ticketing area and Mr. Silva. He informed me that I could not leave the airport. He said that once I start the screening in the secure area, I could not leave until it was completed. Having left the area, he stated, I would be subject to a civil suit and a $10,000 fine. I asked him if he was also going to fine the 6 TSA agents and the local police officer who escorted me from the secure area. After all, I did exactly what I was told. He said that they didn't know the rules, and that he would deal with them later. They would not be subject to civil penalties. I then pointed to Mr. Silva and asked if he would be subject to any penalties. He is the agents' supervisor, and he directed them to escort me out. The man informed me that Mr. Silva was new and he would not be subject to penalties, either. He again asserted the necessity that I return to the screening area. When I asked why, he explained that I may have an incendiary device and whether or not that was true needed to be determined. I told him that I would submit to a walk through the metal detector, but that was it; I would not be groped. He told me that their procedures are on their website, and therefore, I was fully informed before I entered the airport; I had implicitly agreed to whatever screening they deemed appropriate. I told him that San Diego was not listed on the TSA's website as an airport using Advanced Imaging Technology, and I believed that I would only be subject to the metal detector. He replied that he was not a webmaster, and I asked then why he was referring me to the TSA's website if he didn't know anything about it.
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- jR (aka AirFarceOne in Twitter)
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