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by asdff 1571 days ago
What is most ridiculous about all the rules of security theater is that its toothless. I have seen multiple people jump the security line, just walk up around it and throw their stuff on the conveyer ahead of people, then they walk immediately into the scanner cutting off whoever was about to get in next. Some people in line say something out loud but most people just stand there stunned. TSA agents didn't even flinch. I think they are trained not to confront people who line jump, and the line jumpers are taking advantage of that big time, at least at the big busy airports.
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I was that person once, but it was because my BP wouldn’t scan. (Bad print). Dude told me where to reprint and when I got back a few minutes later and barged my way to the front, he had already vanished. Ugh, but nobody really questioned.

Then again, they probably wouldn’t remember who it was.