This week in TSA history starting 1/1/2011
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This week in TSA history starting 1/1/2011
In anticipation of the TSA's new year's resolution for posting more inaccurate numbers
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Looking forward to posting the numbers next year? Think we'll see more reliable numbers?
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Reliable [rɪˈlaɪəbəl]
Adj
- reliable - conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"
- authentic
- trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"
Um,.....yeah, right.
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TSA Week At A Glance: 12/27/10 Through 01/02/11
And here we have it...the first body count of the new decade. Read it and weep, read it and laugh, read it and hurl, read it and <your action here>...
- 4 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints
- 10 firearms found at checkpoints
- 5 passengers were arrested after investigations of suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents
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And here we have it...the first body count of the new decade. Read it and weep, read it and laugh, read it and hurl, read it and <your action here>...
- 4 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints
- 10 firearms found at checkpoints
- 5 passengers were arrested after investigations of suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents
Gee, what a surprise
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TSA needs to publish meaningful data and stop the propaganda marketing machine. For example, it would be useful to know:
1) The number of people caught deliberately concealing a WEAPON and the number of those offenders that were arrested.
2) The number of people currently being PROSECUTED for being a real threat to aviation.
3) Number of people convicted on terrorism-related charges.
While I know all of these numbers are ZERO, it would be interesting to see what the numbers the TSA keeps spewing actually include. I'm sure it's mainly water bottles. {need trembling in fear smiley here, but the will have to do}.
If TSA is catching any real threats, they should be prosecuting them. The fact that there are no prosecutions should tell us all something.
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Never thought I would type this, but maybe the TSA can take some pointers from the Detroit Police Department.
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