2) Who's fault is it that he left his bag unattended. Anyone who has ever stepped foot on an airplane knows that the first question asked is "Have you left your bag out of your sight and/or unattended"?
3) Let me also add that it's not the brightest thing in the world to verbally confront, abuse, or make statements that are not likely to ingratiate people in authority. It's generally best not to question police or screeners by asking a question that can be translated into this statement: "How many guys that look like me have [fill in blank] you stupid ars"?
4) If this guy didn't make MULTIPLE mistakes he would have gone thru screening in practically seconds.....which doesn't seem overly bothersome to me.
Sorry, I have no sympathy for this guy, based on his own story. He's a crybaby media type who thinks that he's soooo important that anywone who doesn't give him Red carpet treatment will get written up in his column. I'm unimpressed.
Has it ever occurred to you that maybe "we the people" aren't the problem here?
There have been literally thousands of documented cases of harassment of Americans by out of control bureaucrats working at the airport. Everything ranging from children and women being harassed, to a Medal of Honor winner who was told he couldn't fly with his medal, to a serviceman returing from Afghanistan with his mouth wired shut being harassed, etc..... has occurred.
Others have had their lives ruined by being arrested for making a joke or smarting off (likely provoked) to the wrong person.
The situation is totally out of control to everyone except for the bootlicking contingent.