Propaganda Piece

From the article, I Was a TSA Agent for 2 Years—and This Is Why You’re Getting Stopped at Security - there are some interesting concepts in this article. I believe it reads more like a "justify the unconstitutional actions of the TSA" service announcement. 

We're trained to look at your eyes

Their "training" sucks. 

We can tell if you've had too much to drink

Bad news - that is not a superpower. 

Avoid tank tops

I cannot believe these words and the "explanation" made it past an editor. 

We might make you do squats

Pure propaganda to make wine moms feel better about giving up their civil liberties. Have never seen this, nor have I seen a video of it. This would have become a viral video if true. 

Don't be wary if the alarm goes off
Most of the metal detectors are designed to go off as every tenth passenger walks through them regardless of if they detected metal or not. Try not to be offended if you are selected for an additional security check. If you are, try to always treat people positively and be humble and do everything that's asked of you. If you cause any trouble, that's the largest suspicion.

We already knew this was the case. 

We can—and will—make you miss your flight

Yes. we knew this. It is not something to brag about. 

Some metals don't beep
For gold to set off the scanner, you'd have to carry more than ten pounds of it, so keep your gold chains on. If you have a knee held together with aluminum bolts, that won't set off the scanner either, so no need to tell us about those.

Not true at all. Sometimes scanners don't work. But they do go off for small amounts of gold occasionally. As well as aluminum bolts in people's joints. 

Don't be embarrassed by the full-body scans
We really aren't looking for anything private (in the way you might be embarrassed about) and we can't see anything specific in that area. All we see is your outline and any metal or suspicious item that you may be carrying.

What were you lying about again?