A (not-so) Friendly Note from Your Baggage Screener

March 16, 2003 - Privacy News

After discovering a handwritten note apparently slipped in by a baggage screener, an airline passenger has complained to authorities. The note ("Don't appreciate your anti-US attitude!") was probably in response to a "No Iraq War" sign in his baggage. The Transportation Services Agency (TSA) is looking into the incident, and notes that they do not condone employees making political or personal comments to travelers; however, a TSA spokesperson comments that "It's a leap to say it was a TSA screener."

Source: Seattle Times

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Last updated March 17, 2003