TSA behavior detection program
Jul 21, 2017, 1:50 pm
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That it's effective. An earlier GAO review found that TSA BDO's did about as well identifying threats as an untrained person did by just guessing.
Pure Bunkum!
The other part of this is that DHS announce last year that funding for the TSA BDO program had ended. Seems that's not entirely true either.
How is it that honesty and TSA are polar opposites?
Pure Bunkum!
The other part of this is that DHS announce last year that funding for the TSA BDO program had ended. Seems that's not entirely true either.
How is it that honesty and TSA are polar opposites?
Jul 21, 2017, 2:45 pm
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Jul 21, 2017, 3:03 pm
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Jul 21, 2017, 4:12 pm
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I had an interaction with a SPOTnik manning the PreCheck TDC station at SJC one morning:
pa3lsvt: "Good morning."
TSO: "ID, please. Scan that here." (points to scanner)
pa3lsvt: (hands over NEXUS card and scans mobile BP)
TSO: (looks up from scanner display) "Where are you going?"
pa3lsvt: "Home."
TSO: "Where is that?"
pa3lsvt: "None of your business." [Note: My flight was SJC-PHX, where I would be connecting on to PHL.]
TSO: "Where are you flying to from here?"
pa3lsvt: "Doesn't it tell you on your little display there?"
TSO: "Why won't you answer my questions?"
pa3lsvt: "Is my ID acceptable? Can I proceed to screening?"
TSO: (stares at pa3lsvt for ~5 seconds, then hands back NEXUS card) "Fine. You don't have to have an attitude."
pa3lsvt: "Good morning."
TSO: "ID, please. Scan that here." (points to scanner)
pa3lsvt: (hands over NEXUS card and scans mobile BP)
TSO: (looks up from scanner display) "Where are you going?"
pa3lsvt: "Home."
TSO: "Where is that?"
pa3lsvt: "None of your business." [Note: My flight was SJC-PHX, where I would be connecting on to PHL.]
TSO: "Where are you flying to from here?"
pa3lsvt: "Doesn't it tell you on your little display there?"
TSO: "Why won't you answer my questions?"
pa3lsvt: "Is my ID acceptable? Can I proceed to screening?"
TSO: (stares at pa3lsvt for ~5 seconds, then hands back NEXUS card) "Fine. You don't have to have an attitude."
Jul 21, 2017, 5:15 pm
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A height could be either higher or lower. I think I expressed a statement that allows each reader to set the bar wherever they feel it should go. In my case I see it laying on the deck.
Last edited by Boggie Dog; Jul 21, 2017 at 7:36 pm
