did london via LAX as well. This was my only experience of the US:
Arrive LAX and do the whole enter the US customs, the agent asks if anyone has had access to my baggage to which I answered "everyone here with security access". The shit head was not impressed and let me know.
We have had many of these by-laws here in NZ over the last 20 years.
It is slightly as there was/is laws about being drunk and disorderly, just use these and let me have a glass of wine with a picnoc with family and friends
you could live in a 3rd world country that doesn't care if individuals pirate. eg New Zealand