TSA on the streets expansion

[redstone14]

"Those searches may happen when passengers step off a train into the station, instead of the more expected pre-boarding search," reports Lindsay William-Ross.

The use of searches on passengers who are disembarking from trains has become more prevalent. In one instance, passengers who had already completed their journey when arriving in Savannah were subjected to airport-style pat downs.

Ok, can someone here explain to me why they would search upon leaving a train? Are they going to do searches when leaving a plane?

What happens if a person refuses a search? They won't let you board a taxi, limo or your own car to go home?

[ncpdretired]

Redstone,
This is so they can get to that point when anyone can be stopped anywhere and asked " Where are your papers?"

( Remember this statement with a heavy German accent?)

[tornado]

Why does it always have to be a German accent??? Why not a Russian accent?

[ncpdretired]

'cause that's the way it was in the movies.