Comments on: Does this restore a teeny bit of faith in the TSA?

By: Ymar Sakar

Ymar Sakar — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:56:30 +0000

Is the TSA now a religion that requires faith. Interesting.

By: Tim Turner

Tim Turner — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 02:13:22 +0000

Possibly, a slap on the wrist. But the consequences of a “fake” attempt at bypassing security pose several problems:

Many real attempts perform “dry runs” before the actual event to train and prepare for the real attack. Yes, they could be innocent journalists with a fake bomb, or real terrorists with a training bomb.

The defense system can always use more examples to hang in the stockade. Parading reporters around serves as a warning just as adequately as real terrorists: we will catch you.

If video gets out about ways to circumvent the system, it provides real terrorists with clues and techniques.

That’s in addition to the political angle. It’s just good practice to crucify them.

By: John Guilfoyle

John Guilfoyle — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:56:48 +0000

Blind hog finds acorn.

TSA…more bother than deterrent.
The US is not ready for real security in its air travel. So we put up with kabuki.

By: Oldflyer

Oldflyer — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:04:32 +0000

I have mixed feelings about the TSA. But, there is this. My widowed younger sister went to work for them in the very early days. She did fine. On one occasion she was sent from Florida to New York, La Guardia, on a temporary assignment, and also worked security screening for an inauguration.

Then, on one of her recurrent testings after a few years on the job, she missed an item. I don’t know what it was. At any rate, that one failure was sufficient, and she was terminated.

I have no idea whether their standards are still as stringent; and if reports are accurate, I guess they are not. I suspect that they are now unionized and have hiring goals.