Oct 8, 2023Is there a comprehensive list anywhere of the incidents for which TSA agents have been busted. Don't really care about names, mostly how many have been busted for rape, child porn, stealing on the job, stealing off the job, reported for sexual assault or harassment, etc.
Interesting how this might compare to other job classifications.
Interesting how this might compare to other job classifications.
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Fisher1949 , Dec 3, 2011 12:11 pm
There have been 62 screeners arrested so far this year. This includes:
1 for murder
11 for sex crime, 10 of which involved children.
4 for drug smuggling through airport security
Over a dozen for theft from passengers totaling in excess of $800K
Other crimes included impersonating a police officer, assault and battery and other assorted violations.
Full list here:
TSA Crimes & Abuses
bit.ly/TravelUndergroundTSAabuses
1 for murder
11 for sex crime, 10 of which involved children.
4 for drug smuggling through airport security
Over a dozen for theft from passengers totaling in excess of $800K
Other crimes included impersonating a police officer, assault and battery and other assorted violations.
Full list here:
TSA Crimes & Abuses
bit.ly/TravelUndergroundTSAabuses
#4
"Please note that these 62 bad apples in no way reflect upon the other 64,938 hard-working, deadicated TSA employees who are your last line of defense against the terrorists who lurk in the shadows behind every corner, tree, and bush with liquid and sheet explosives stuffed in their underwear, shoes, water bottles, and in their hair."
I'm paraphrasing, of course...
I'm paraphrasing, of course...
#5
FriendlySkies , Dec 4, 2011 3:57 pm
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There is also this map, detailing a number of clerk arrests.
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Oh yes, we already know there is lots of problem at TSA checkpoint. I wasn't aware of TSA officer who already arrested for trying to steals the money.Originally Posted by FriendlySkies
There is also this map, detailing a number of clerk arrests.
#7
OK.. but as the OP implied this should really not be looked at in isolation...
Can we see the equivalent figures for Medical Practitioners, Teachers, Legal Professionals, Military personnel etc?
After all regardless of what some folks apparently want to think, TSO's are not alone in being imperfect as a group......
I would personally be very surprised indeed if the TSA's per capita rate of indictable offenses was significantly different to any other large group in which the public is pretty much forced to "trust".....
Can we see the equivalent figures for Medical Practitioners, Teachers, Legal Professionals, Military personnel etc?
After all regardless of what some folks apparently want to think, TSO's are not alone in being imperfect as a group......
I would personally be very surprised indeed if the TSA's per capita rate of indictable offenses was significantly different to any other large group in which the public is pretty much forced to "trust".....
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Out of 65,000 TSA employees, 63 so far have been arrested so far this year.Originally Posted by trooper
Can we see the equivalent figures for Medical Practitioners, Teachers, Legal Professionals, Military personnel etc?
Now pick any other government employee group that is tasked with protecting the the public. For example, out of the total number of LEOs in this country, how many have been arrested? Firefighters/EMTs? It would seem that if there were a comparable percentage, the TSA apologists would be citing all kinds of facts and figures.
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Michael El , Dec 7, 2011 11:00 pm
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Can we see the equivalent figures for Medical Practitioners, Teachers, Legal Professionals, Military personnel etc?
After all regardless of what some folks apparently want to think, TSO's are not alone in being imperfect as a group......
I would personally be very surprised indeed if the TSA's per capita rate of indictable offenses was significantly different to any other large group in which the public is pretty much forced to "trust".....
Originally Posted by trooper
OK.. but as the OP implied this should really not be looked at in isolation...Can we see the equivalent figures for Medical Practitioners, Teachers, Legal Professionals, Military personnel etc?
After all regardless of what some folks apparently want to think, TSO's are not alone in being imperfect as a group......
I would personally be very surprised indeed if the TSA's per capita rate of indictable offenses was significantly different to any other large group in which the public is pretty much forced to "trust".....
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Now pick any other government employee group that is tasked with protecting the the public. For example, out of the total number of LEOs in this country, how many have been arrested? Firefighters/EMTs? It would seem that if there were a comparable percentage, the TSA apologists would be citing all kinds of facts and figures.
We're not discussing other "occupations" here.Originally Posted by N965VJ
Out of 65,000 TSA employees, 63 so far have been arrested so far this year.Now pick any other government employee group that is tasked with protecting the the public. For example, out of the total number of LEOs in this country, how many have been arrested? Firefighters/EMTs? It would seem that if there were a comparable percentage, the TSA apologists would be citing all kinds of facts and figures.
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True, but I would be interested to see how the rate of 63:65,000 compares to the arrest rates of other aviation related occupations like pilot, flight attendant, baggage handler, airplane mechanic, federal air marshal, etc.Originally Posted by Michael El
We're not discussing other "occupations" here.
Thanks everyone. 63 in 65,000 is about 0.1% which, I think, is pretty high for a single year stat. It seems that for professional careers it's something like 0.002% per year for felonies, 0.008 if non-traffic misdemeanors are included. I could be off a decimal point or so though. If I find the study that looked at this I'll post more accurate info.
If I remember, the highest professional career for offenses was local and county law enforcement with something like 0.02% felonies per year and 0.5% misdemeanors, not including prosecutions for job related incidents.
If I remember, the highest professional career for offenses was local and county law enforcement with something like 0.02% felonies per year and 0.5% misdemeanors, not including prosecutions for job related incidents.