USA Today on TSA's new badges
Jun 21, 2008, 12:40 am
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Originally Posted by CLE PD Article
Screeners will not receive them until they complete a two-day training program, and it could be months before all workers have attended and completed the program, TSA Cleveland spokesman Doug Koman said. The new uniforms are currently being distributed.
Koman defended the shirts and badges, but he doesn't know if travelers will mistake the screeners for police.
"Anytime you're dealing with the public, there's a chance of confusion," he said.
Koman defended the shirts and badges, but he doesn't know if travelers will mistake the screeners for police.
"Anytime you're dealing with the public, there's a chance of confusion," he said.
Jun 21, 2008, 12:43 am
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CATSA (like TSA, but in Canada) used to give their SOs "badges" (more like metal versions of their logo) until a couple of years ago... the problem was that the velcro on the back of them kept letting go with the result that they would sometime drop unnoticed into bags that were being searched 
The final straw was when one showed up for sale on eBay 
Now there's a little red and silver badge sewn on to the shirts
The final straw was when one showed up for sale on eBay Now there's a little red and silver badge sewn on to the shirts
Jun 21, 2008, 7:00 am
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Jun 21, 2008, 9:00 pm
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People who might be shot at because they look too official? 
Back in High School, one of my friends was in the police Explorer scout group. Extremely bright guy. Top three in the school. Anyway, he decided to install his own blue and red lights on his car and go around "warning" people of traffic infringements they were making.
That didn't last too long, but we don't need to be boosting egos in a not-far-from-minimum-wage screening force who already see themselves as the "thin blue line" between Amerika and ravening Islamicists.
Back in High School, one of my friends was in the police Explorer scout group. Extremely bright guy. Top three in the school. Anyway, he decided to install his own blue and red lights on his car and go around "warning" people of traffic infringements they were making.
That didn't last too long, but we don't need to be boosting egos in a not-far-from-minimum-wage screening force who already see themselves as the "thin blue line" between Amerika and ravening Islamicists.
Jun 22, 2008, 11:43 am
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I found this picture on Imageshack. I wonder if this is what the new badges will
look like ...
look like ...
Jun 22, 2008, 8:22 pm
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Jun 22, 2008, 9:03 pm
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I used to teach my recruits not to have anything signifying they were a police officer visible when not armed and on duty for that very reason.
Fortunately, a friend of mine listened to my advice. She was a dispatcher who stopped at a jewelry store on her way home, when it was robbed. Her agency's uniforms are very similar for sworn and non-sworn personnel. This could have easily been an ugly situation.
Fortunately, a friend of mine listened to my advice. She was a dispatcher who stopped at a jewelry store on her way home, when it was robbed. Her agency's uniforms are very similar for sworn and non-sworn personnel. This could have easily been an ugly situation.
Jun 23, 2008, 12:07 am
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Jun 23, 2008, 12:58 am
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Cost is a huge issue. Why can't each checkpoint order a box of blue and white stickers printed with "Hello! My name is............" ? Lots cheaper than getting every one a brass badge and a lot friendlier too, don't you think?
Jun 24, 2008, 9:18 am
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Jun 24, 2008, 10:50 am
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If its factual, where's the insult?
It's only insulting if the TSA believe they are something they are not.
Jun 24, 2008, 11:59 am
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Yes, whatever. Let me tell you something; whenever someone compares a job to Wal-Mart or McDonalds they are referencing the wage, the importance of the job (or lack thereof), and the supposed worth of the people working there. If not, you would have mentioned pilot or a job that actually commands respect, not a fast food joint.