Anyone who has flown in the past 12 years knows that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are the folks responsible for protecting us from bad guys who might try to take over planes by using knives, explosives or other items. That would be fine if they did it expeditiously and with good humor, however that is not what we get.
In their role as our "savior" they search 90 year old women in wheelchairs, molest 4 year old kids and impose their totalitarian rules on us without impunity. Ever tried to say hi to one of these mind numbed robots? Ever asked them a question and got back a civil answer? Most of us have not. Of course, that does not mean that all TSA people are slime, some just wanted a job and this is all they could get thanks to the terrible economy.
The following story puts additional fire into the argument that TSA is a waste of money and one that should be privatized and regulated. Government employees will never treat the public with the courtesy that should be exhibited at the airport. They have absolutely no incentive to treat the flying public with anything but distrust. Most of these agents would rather sit on their hind side than to be friendly and helpful.
Once you read what an "insider" says, you will also be disgusted.
Conservative Tom
In their role as our "savior" they search 90 year old women in wheelchairs, molest 4 year old kids and impose their totalitarian rules on us without impunity. Ever tried to say hi to one of these mind numbed robots? Ever asked them a question and got back a civil answer? Most of us have not. Of course, that does not mean that all TSA people are slime, some just wanted a job and this is all they could get thanks to the terrible economy.
The following story puts additional fire into the argument that TSA is a waste of money and one that should be privatized and regulated. Government employees will never treat the public with the courtesy that should be exhibited at the airport. They have absolutely no incentive to treat the flying public with anything but distrust. Most of these agents would rather sit on their hind side than to be friendly and helpful.
Once you read what an "insider" says, you will also be disgusted.
Conservative Tom
10 OF THE MOST SHOCKING REVEALING SECRETS FROM AN ALLEGED FORMER TSA AGENT: ‘IT’S ALL FOR SHOW’
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers walk through John F. Kennedy Airport on February 28, 2013 in New York City. Credit: Getty Images
The New York Post on Sundaypublished an op-ed from someone claiming to be a former TSA agent at Newark’s Liberty Airport, the same airport where agents failed to detect a fake bomb sent through during secret test last month. According to the op-ed, such a mistake isn’t really that surprising considering the culture at TSA.
Below, we’ve excerpted the 10 most shocking admissions the person makes.
10. I’ve had to screen small children and explain to their parents I had no choice but to “check” them. I would only place my hands on their arms and bottom half of their legs, and the entire “pat-down” lasted 10 seconds. This goes completely against TSA procedure.
9. Did you know you don’t need a high-school diploma or GED to work as a security screener? These are the same screeners that TSA chief John Pistole and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano refer to as a first-class first line of defense in the war on terror.
8. When there are internal tests, conducted by the Newark training department, it’s easy to cheat because they use our co-workers. You could be working with someone all morning, and then they’re gone. Word gets around the checkpoint. Someone will come over to you and say, “Hey, it’s Joe. He’s got a blue duffel bag.”
7. We always said it’s not a question of if terrorists get through — it’s a question of when. Our feeling is nothing’s happened because they haven’t wanted it to happen. We’re not any big deterrent. It’s all for show.
6. Most TSA screeners know their job is a complete joke. Their goal is to use this as a stepping stone to another government agency.
5. We work in a culture where common sense has no place. All but a very few TSA personnel know they’re employed by a bottom-of-the-barrel agency.
Our first question to anyone in a wheelchair is to ask if they’re able to stand for a pat-down. If someone is in a wheelchair, he likely can’t stand. Even when they’re sitting, we’re required to ask them to move so we can check under their buttocks.
4. Supervisors play absolutely no role in day-to-day functions except to tell you not to chew gum. Gum chewing is a huge issue with management.
3. Goofing off and half-hour-long bathroom breaks are the only way to break up the monotony. There is also a lot of ogling of female passengers by the male screeners. So, ladies, cover up when you get to the airport. These guys are checking you out constantly.
2. Screeners start at $15 per hour, and there is tons of overtime — mainly because they are filling in for the many screeners who don’t bother coming to work. For every 40 hours you work, you receive four hours of vacation and four hours of sick time.
1. One screener didn’t come to work for four weeks. When he finally reappeared, he asked for another week off. The answer was no. So what did this brainiac decide to do? He took another week off — and didn’t get terminated.
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