The guys point was that with metal detectors, bomb sniffers, and body scanners - the business of mucking about with turbans is unnecessary. (Unless they opt out and require a pat down, at which point I say, “search the turban”).
Some of it may well also be the result of the ALL too common “Turban = Muslim” mistake. Not that I think the TSA is keen enough on the idea of a reasonable assessment of risk, but once they “randomly” screen a guy with a turban - I imagine an overly enthused TSA screener may well think “We might have a live one here!” and go the extra mile on a guy who hates Islamic terror as much or more than any American.
I hear ya. See post # 20.
P.S. As it stands the new naked scanners are randomly picked by boarding pass (so the TSA agent does not look like they are picking) So all other pain in the butt security measures taking things off...whether it is a coat,vest,jacket,hat,turbin should all still be done.
Why every person is not made to go through the naked scanner yet is beyond me. It may have changed yesterday even... I don’t know.Possibly internationally all go through the naked scanner now I don’t know.