Nah, they REALLY buried the lede with this bit further down. Emphasis added.
Most travelers are unclear of their rights when it comes to airport searches. In order to be admitted entry to the airport’s gated areas, passengers must submit themselves to TSA security screenings. That’s a fact.
However, the random searches by DEA agents at the Atlanta airport give passengers pause, but it should be noted that they’re not mandated. The DEA officially calls its stops and searches at airport gates “cold consent encounters,” and passengers are free to end the encounter and walk away if they’d like.
Nah, they REALLY buried the lede with this bit further down. Emphasis added.
Well I know what I’m going to do. “Get fucked pig” and walk off.
Willing to bet just about anything that the second you try, they’ll find probable cause to detain you
I’ll gladly make it an aggravated arrest.
Might end up on a no fly list and with federal charges, but you’ve surely showed them.
They have the upper hand, and no amount of imagined badassery will fix this systemic problem.