[quidnunc]

Labyrinthos wrote: (The TSA security man overstepped the limitss of his authority, pure and simple.) Rather than trying to teach him a lesson, he should have just arrested him and thrown him in jail for the night.

BullCENSORED!

There is such a thing as false arrest and this would have been it.

Before airport security was fedaralized many of the screeners were minimum-wage semi-retards, some with arrest records.

Many of these were grandfathered into federal employment and they're still in the process culling them out.

[MineralMan]

"There is such a thing as false arrest and this would have been it. "

Not really. They could have held him for further investigation...no problem. No false arrest. Just long enough for him to miss his flight. Then a nice, _sincere_ apology.

But they didn't do that at all. He made his flight, despite his stupidity in leaving an unattended bag. Actually, it was a good thing his ticket was in it so they could find him. Otherwise, the bag would have just disappeared into a secure area and he'd have had a hard time claiming it.

He's clearly not a frequent flyer. You should never leave your ticket in a bag, but should have it on you at all times, just for safety's sake. Bags disappear all the time, especially carryons you leave unattended while you get a cuppa joe.

Sorry, the guy's still an idiot.