Dog one said
The problem is that if you get on the wrong side of DOTR, they can withdraw your ASIC card and bingo,you are out of a job virtually.
Absolute bull****.
When has ANY aircrew been deprived of their ASIC?
I bet you cannot tell me. That is because it has not happened. Certainly not for a minor confrontation with a $10 per hour security monkey.
A lot of the folk reading here might be tempted to take your unfounded assertion, as fact.
The first thing that you would do if you have a toe-to-toe with a security monkey at an airport and are facing some bureaucratic heat as a result, is to contact your local federal member and request a ministerial inquiry into the conduct of one of his or her agencies 'officers' on the day.
Then watch them run for cover. No public servant welcomes the scrutiny of a 'Ministerial'.
To lose your ASIC you would have to plant a bomb, be photographed chanting in the front row of an Al-Quaida rally, or be convicted (not accused) of a major crime such as manslaughter, murder or rape.
An argument with a security monkey, however unpleasant, just doesn't get close.