Do we still need the TSA? I mean, we beat terrorism right?
Nah, now terrorism gets redefined to whomever they deem. Many governments across the world have already added climate activists to it.
TSA officers accused of stealing from passengers
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#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most third world countries don't have a problem with mass shootings, but the US isn't the only first world country that has had mass shootings.
I'm not sure I could name a single country with as many shootings per capita as the USA.
Not in the top ten. All ten are neighbors though.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-death...
(Ignore Greenland. Tiny population with some gun suicides make it an outlier. You’re not going to get shot by someone else in Greenland)
Re: TSA officers accused of stealing from passengers
#63Low status, meager pay, moderate authority, high opportunity. Almost a guarantee that the theft rate is very high.
Public awareness of this theft would be very damaging so there’s also a great pressure to cover it up.
I’m guessing 75% of actual theft is marked as a “legitimate banned item”. I’ve had TSA agents claim high value items were not allowed so they could be stolen ( the encounter was outside the main security area with less concentrated camera coverage.).
In other words if there are reports of ~ 100 thefts a year it’s likely 4x that amount.
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
No we don't, and we never did. We prevented future 9/11 style attacks by locking the cabin doors
And enabled pilot suicides. I think what's really preventing future 9/11 attacks is the attitude of the passengers.
> I think what's really preventing future 9/11 attacks is the attitude of the passengers.
I'm certain of this. The scheme used on 9/11 was a one-and-done affair. It cannot be repeated. We know this because only one hour after the first plane hit the north tower of WTC, that infamous "let's roll" line was overheard on a phone call from Flight 93.
Not only are future attempts at this unworkable, not even the 4th attempt of that day was viable!
Airport screening should be for bombs or other materials that cannot be countered by passenger resistance. Drugs, pocket knives, darts, etc. should be passed through without comment. This would also improve the effectiveness of the screening! With fewer items to be on the lookout for, the screening can be more effective.
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#65I used to maintain a blog of arrests of TSA officers and baggage handlers. At its peak, there were on average 2 arrests/week for stealing from passengers. It’s actually gotten better (less theft) over the past few years. I no longer keep the blog, but it’s down to about 1 a month. I think the TSA has made us less safe. If there are so many people desperate for money, what’s stopping them from accepting a payment to g…
Did it get better? Was there less theft, or just fewer arrests?
Re: TSA officers accused of stealing from passengers
#66I used to maintain a blog of arrests of TSA officers and baggage handlers. At its peak, there were on average 2 arrests/week for stealing from passengers. It’s actually gotten better (less theft) over the past few years. I no longer keep the blog, but it’s down to about 1 a month. I think the TSA has made us less safe. If there are so many people desperate for money, what’s stopping them from accepting a payment to g…
We're each individually much more likely to be victimized by TSA than helped. Obviously they generally aren't killing us though, so at least there's that.
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#67Low status, meager pay, moderate authority, high opportunity. Almost a guarantee that the theft rate is very high. Public awareness of this theft would be very damaging so there’s also a great pressure to cover it up. I’m guessing 75% of actual theft is marked as a “legitimate banned item”. I’ve had TSA agents claim high value items were not allowed so they could be stolen ( the encounter was outside the main securit…
What kind of item?
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#68TSA has caught 0 terrorists, meanwhile hundreds of TSA agents have been arrested. The entire thing is a complete disaster and failure.
> TSA has caught 0 terrorists Where do you get these statistics? Is it a fact or a personal opinion?
Certainly the TSA would have really ramped up the PR about how useful they are if they had some evidence?
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#69TSA has caught 0 terrorists, meanwhile hundreds of TSA agents have been arrested. The entire thing is a complete disaster and failure.
Dont you think that means its actually working?
Re: TSA officers accused of stealing from passengers
#70Low status, meager pay, moderate authority, high opportunity. Almost a guarantee that the theft rate is very high. Public awareness of this theft would be very damaging so there’s also a great pressure to cover it up. I’m guessing 75% of actual theft is marked as a “legitimate banned item”. I’ve had TSA agents claim high value items were not allowed so they could be stolen ( the encounter was outside the main securit…
>Low status, meager pay, moderate authority, high opportunity.
But isn't that the same for other countries' airport security workers too?