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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by sigmoid10 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @07:38AM (#46870273)
If he was doing that to get faster treatment at a hospital or even just a restaurant or something then I'd agree. But by doing it to get faster treatment at the TSA check he's literally doing everyone else a favour.
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by morcus on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @08:33AM (#46870766)
The argument is that if tricks like this were to become widespread, they may start requiring certified medical documentation (or other hurdles) for said faster treatment, making life even more annoying for people with genuine issues.
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by sigmoid10 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @01:21PM (#46874897)
In that case would actually increase security, right? Ans with genuine medical issues it should be no problem to get the necessary documentation. Either way, the consumers win.
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by bz_bz_bz on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @01:05PM (#46874635)
If they opted for a pat down for 6 years, then faster treatment clearly wasn’t the goal. Metal detector + swabbing is not faster than the scanner either.
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by sigmoid10 on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @01:23PM (#46874922)
Depends heavily on where you fly from. From the original comment it clearly seems that it does make it faster.
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