Originally Posted by VideoPaul

While going through security today, I saw an official TSA form in use that shows how inane their "layered security" is.

The form, marked "unpredictable screening" at the top, has two columns, one for passengers and one for carryons. There is a row for every 30 minute period of time that the checkpoint is open. There is one of two "unpredictable screening" methods for every 30 minute block of time. I could only read about halfway down the form but the rows continued almost all the way to the bottom of the sheet.

For passengers, there is either ETD of footwear or pat-down. Most of the rows were for the ETD of footwear.

For carryons, there is either ETD of a divested electronic device or another choice, I forgot what the other one was. There was an employee's initials for each 30 minute period showing that they, I'm guessing, just randomly selected one person during that time period and additional inconvenienced them by doing the operation indicated for that time period.

Yes, folks, this is going to catch the bad guys off guard. They might actually find a terrorist IF he happens to have something that would be caught by these additional screening procedures and IF he comes through at the right 30 minute period of time and IF he's the one they decide to apply another "layer" to.

Seems to me that if these things were necessary, they'd do it to EVERYONE ALL THE TIME. This is the equivalent of going on a skeet range, firing the shotgun, yelling "PULL" and then shouting "hit the bullet! hit the bullet!"

What's even more preverse is that the weak screener that left this form out for the public to see, made it known to anyone and everyone looking on top of the shroud that covers the exit chute of the X-ray machine while waiting for their stuff to come out exactly what happens every 30 minutes that is scheduled to be unpredictable. Only in a federal agency would they try to SCHEDULE UNPREDICTABILITY! Good to know that their layers are being exposed by poorly trained employees.

But then again, you don't professionalize until you federalize so I guess these are the most professional screeners out there!

6 Billion dollars a year and counting...

--PP