A KNOWN technique and the guy still gets through. Meanwhile, our felt badged wonders are barking out orders like drill sergeants and escalating every conversation about their behavior to the "national security level."
A middle eastern woman came through the line, and spoke with him as she passed through his station.
Later on, he noticed her down the line, with another TSA agent, acting as if she did not speak English and didn’t understand.
My nephew approached her and pulled her out of line. She and her luggage got a very thorough screening. She missed her flight.