Originally Posted by
birdstrike
The TSA is the one organization that claims the right to open bags without the owners being present. While they are not the only point of pilferage, they are exposed as the most likely candidates. Thy have the equipment to select luggage of interest to them and the impunity to open it.
We all know that baggage handlers can open zipper undetectably with a ball point pen, but they can only search randomly. The TSA is capable of a much more focused approach.
there is a simple (but the tsa will say "it's too costly and we don't have the resources" <yet, they can spend money on other godforsaken things which don't or will never work
>)....
surveillance cameras with no blind spots covering each aspect of checked luggage once it "begins it's hidden journey".
casinos do it so why can't the federal gub'ment?
most banks videotape safe deposit boxes when they are forced open but even if not, they are done in dual custody and there is an inventory sheet which must be signed by the employees present. put the onus on those who are responsible-what a concept......
if something is missing from a pax luggage, all one has to do is ask to see the tape (and yes, there must be a time period for the pax to file a complaint and a retention schedule by the tsa so no one can say, we destroyed or can't find the tape the tape
) but in addition to to playing the "national security card" so one cannot view the luggage screening process
, this is the tsa we're talking about and tsa corporate can screw up a free lunch
