And what if suspected terrorists had just been arrested in the same area?
This "touching" incident is alleged to have occurred on October 26th at Portland International Airport, just a couple of weeks after several suspected terrorists were arrested in Portland. I'd say screeners were showing due diligence and being thorough in their duties. The husband could have smoothed things over with his wife by explaining the need for screeners to be thorough. Instead he acted in the "infantile" manner that he's known for.