[neilcrj]

He didn't "choose" to hand them to security agents, he was asked to empty his pockets, which contained the flash cards.

[DanBC]

Whenever I've been through TSA screening I empty my pockets to a tray.

This report says "I took the set of flashcards from my pocket and handed them to the officers."

[msandford]

> This report says "I took the set of flashcards from my pocket and handed them to the officers."

That was done in response to "empty your pockets", a command from a TSA agent.

Paper doesn't trigger metal detectors so there's no real need to put it all into the tray the first time.

[mod]

The detectors detect more than metal.

Perhaps you missed the great scandal of the 'body scanners.'