Security Gone Too Far?

[bowser]

I would have to agree, my situation is different, I have been a Police officer for 20 years and worked in the Security side of the job for most of it, I would have no hesitation in the world asking to speak to a supervisor at the time. What annoys me is that as a previous post said, they are not trained nor have the time to "think" and make a judgment, but in this case its what they have done, as that item is NOT on the list of prohibited, so they have thought about it and decided that a piece of plastic is a "threat", I am sorry if I offend but anyone that stupid is wasting the air required to keep them breathing !!
But if people dont do somthing about such stupidity when it happens it will never get better.

The rules themselves are more than stupid though, they will stop you going through with a pin badge, sometimes lighters and matches, however as soon as you get airside, you can buy large bottles of overproof spirit, all the matches and lighters you want, and very flammable, and the bottles themselves which break into very effective weapons.
I understand the liquid rule as they have no idea what you may have packed in any particular container, and that makes sense but to object to somthing on the basis that it "may" be a weapon and then to provide better the other side of the security desk is just rank stupidity.

Writing the letter of complaint would be the way to go. Telling them off will get you no where except maybe out the exit door (or worse).

I have seen this scenario before, where a bus driver tries to explain policy to someone who is agitated, and as they become more agitated they only succeed in pissing off the driver, who then refuses to accept them on board & then guess who's job it is to escort them from the property?

[BoldHighlander]

I would have no hesitation in the world asking to speak to a supervisor at the time.

*Talk* to a supervisor yes, *Tell them off* no.

My point was telling them off gets you no where, except raising the ante (& not in your favor).

[bowser]

*Talk* to a supervisor yes, *Tell them off* no.

My point was telling them off gets you no where, except raising the ante (& not in your favor).

Different strokes for different folks !

[BoldHighlander]

Different strokes for different folks !

Yep

I would still suggest also writing a letter of complaint to the director of the security company, as well as to the airport in question, and maybe even the local paper. One thing "officials" don't like is the glare of public scrutiny (it's what I instructed a passenger disembarking from Amtrack to do last night ).