TSA acknowledges financial stress of shutdown is forcing officers to stay home

  She said her fellow officers are “out there working, they’re putting their lives on the line. We took that oath when we got hired here, and we’re not even getting what we deserve.”

All budgeting problems aside, how do TSA officers put their lives on the line?

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Post by maccio92 » Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 7:44 PM UTC

kurczynski wrote: post #6

She said her fellow officers are “out there working, they’re putting their lives on the line. We took that oath when we got hired here, and we’re not even getting what we deserve.” All budgeting problems aside, how do TSA officers put their lives on the line?

You don't think screening for bombs has any potential to be dangerous?

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Post by Cpoll » Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 7:45 PM UTC

kurczynski wrote: post #6

She said her fellow officers are “out there working, they’re putting their lives on the line. We took that oath when we got hired here, and we’re not even getting what we deserve.” All budgeting problems aside, how do TSA officers put their lives on the line?

I'm genuinely curious, myself. In the US, how many deaths in the line of duty are there (per thousand) for police officers, firefighters, and TSA agents, to juxtapose?

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Post by jmvoodoo » Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 7:45 PM UTC

kurczynski wrote: post #6

She said her fellow officers are “out there working, they’re putting their lives on the line. We took that oath when we got hired here, and we’re not even getting what we deserve.” All budgeting problems aside, how do TSA officers put their lives on the line?

Unlike most other forms of law enforcement, TSA agents lives are most at risk when off-duty and someone learns they are an agent in a social setting. As a result, the government shutdown is putting TSA lives in jeopardy.

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Post by ed312 » Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 7:45 PM UTC

maccio92 wrote: post #7

kurczynski wrote: post #6

She said her fellow officers are “out there working, they’re putting their lives on the line. We took that oath when we got hired here, and we’re not even getting what we deserve.” All budgeting problems aside, how do TSA officers put their lives on the line?

You don't think screening for bombs has any potential to be dangerous?

At what scale? I would argue a taxi driver has a more dangerous job (in terms of probability of injury).