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More Fun with the Goomers at TSA

Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Convicted TSA Officer Reveals Secrets of Thefts at Airports - ABC News

A convicted TSA security officer says he was part of a "culture" of indifference that allowed corrupt employees to prey
on passengers' luggage and personal belongings with impunity, thanks to lax oversight and tip-offs from TSA colleagues.
"It was very commonplace, very," said Pythias Brown, a former TSA officer at Newark Liberty International Airport in New
Jersey who admits he stole more than $800,000 worth of items from luggage and security checkpoints over a four-year period.
"It was very convenient to steal," he said.
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Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
After 13 years working for an American Airlines as a gate agent, also in cargo operations, and at its South Florida headquarters,
the U.S. citizen discovered he had been labeled a potential terrorist, a danger to the flying public. “In shock. Just like, I couldn’t
understand how you can just be put on a list and for no reason, haven’t been contacted by the government,” he said.
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American Airlines Employee Was Put On No Fly List | NBC 6 South Florida
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Rakhel said:
Enough to make you mad:
Parents outraged after TSA agents try to subject their wheelchair-bound toddler to an extra layer of security, including a patdown, right before her dream trip to Disney World** - NY Daily News
Then one to make you laugh:
Flight attendant brings revolver through Philly airport security and gun accidentally fires*into TSA break room - NY Daily News
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It's interesting how ill-trained TSA workers invent laws ad hoc.
To film such searches poses no security threat...it's all about avoiding public scrutiny of incompetence & abuse.

From the 2nd link....
Republic Airlines flight attendant Jaclyn Luby was going through security at Philadelphia International Airport when screeners found a gun in her purse. A police officer trying to put the safety on accidentally shot it, according to reports. No one was hurt.
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This one is really odd. No revolver I ever owned had a safety. But let's say the cop found the rare revolver with one.
Why would he put his finger on the trigger & pull it? I really wonder about the quality of training that law enforcement
types receive it they don't observe basic gun safety.
 
Rakhel

Rakhel

Well-Known Member
Revoltingest said:
From the 2nd link....

This one is really odd. No revolver I ever owned had a safety. But let's say the cop found the rare revolver with one.
Why would he put his finger on the trigger & pull it? I really wonder about the quality of training that law enforcement
types receive it they don't observe basic gun safety.
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I think they may have been referring to the cylinder release. What do you think?
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Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Rakhel said:
I think they may have been referring to the cylinder release. What do you think?
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Perhaps the news people got it wrong.
(Yes....that happens on rare occasions!)
Two things are clear:
1) The cop pulled on something he didn't understand.
2) The cop should be moved to collecting tolls on a turnpike.

Another interesting thing. If the revolver were a double action, he'd have had to pull very hard to get it to fire.
If it were a single action, he would've been able to see that the hammer was cocked. Either way, then only brand
he should be allowed to handle is Mattel.
I'd also revoke the stewardess' handgun permit. If she is so unaware of how & where she carries, then she ain't
fit to have one.

These types really burn my bacon!
 
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tytlyf

tytlyf

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If you read the article, the weapon is identified.

.38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver

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Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
tytlyf said:
If you read the article, the weapon is identified.

.38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver
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For reference, this is a double action only revolver, ie, pulling the trigger retracts & cocks the fully enclosed hammer.

I should add that in addition to all the sins already mentioned, the cop failed to keep the gun pointed in a safe direction at all times.
 
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averageJOE

averageJOE

zombie
Rakhel said:
Enough to make you mad:
Parents outraged after TSA agents try to subject their wheelchair-bound toddler to an extra layer of security, including a patdown, right before her dream trip to Disney World** - NY Daily News
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That officer was wrong on all levels. The procedure for clearing children under 12 in a wheel chair is to clear the chair only and a swab of their hands (which that part I think is unneccessary), but a pat down is not part of the process. Also, the public is 100% free to video tape all they want, those officers are told that. I cant tell if that officers is brand new and didn't know the rules or if (which I think is true) one of those officers who have been working there for 10 years and are just rude and angry all the time.

I saw on the news that that officer is in hot water. Probably going to get fired.
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Rakhel said:
An undercover TSA inspector with an improvised explosive device stuffed in his pants got past two security screenings at Newark Airport — including a pat-down — and was cleared to get on board a commercial flight, sources told The Post yesterday.
EXCLUSIVE: TSA screeners allow fed agent with fake bomb to pass through security at Newark Airport - NYPOST.com
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From what I observe at airports, the one place you can't hide a bomb is under
a woman's boobs, especially if they're big or perky. They always check there.
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
EXCLUSIVE: Former Newark TSA screener dishes on lax security at what may be America's most unsafe airport - NYPOST.com
A LOT of what we do is make-believe. 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.

Because the cameras are recording our every move, we have to do something. If someone isn’t checked or even screened properly, the entire terminal would shut down, as this constitutes a security breach.
But since most TSA supervisors are too daft to actually supervise, bending the rules is easy to do.
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.
These are the employees who could never keep a job in the private sector. I wouldn’t trust them to walk my dog.
An agent got through Newark last week with an improvised explosive device? That’s not even news to anyone who works there. It happens all the time. The failure rate is pretty high, especially with federal investigators, and the pat-down itself is ridiculous. As invasive as it is, you still can’t find anything using the back of your hand on certain areas.
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