Originally Posted by
TSORon
From my point of view, no I wouldn’t. We each have a different perspective, the difference to me is huge.
What's the link to the TSA Blog?
www.tsa.gov/blog
See, you bag on people for having a myopic perspective, yet you can't even look to see how someone else is thinking - something you've been bagging on since you got here.
Physician, heal thyself.
Would you like a tissue? To find it, you are going to have to look for it. Its not hidden, covered by sand, or thinner than air. Spend some time, you might find some other things that are interesting on the way.
The invite's open for you to do the same and look past the koolaid.
There need not be a “nexus”. Sorry, but a directive to us from HQ TSA is sufficient for me, even if not for you. A traffic cop need not change jobs to arrest someone for theft, nor a TSO to question large amounts of cash in a bag. It’s a simple thing, answer the TSO’s question or don’t. Either way there is a consequence.
At least in every locality I've lived in, traffic cops are full LEO's and can bust people for theft if seen.
Just because you have a "directive" from someone up above doesn't make it legal to follow. Francine can't even give legal reasons for why TSA's doing what it's doing - just citing unrelated law that TSA has questionable ability, if any at all to "enforce."
As for the “how much” theory, it is basically an inane question. How mu cocaine does it take? How much meth? How many bullets? How about Scotch?
Some of those fall into the purview of TSA's mission, some don't. Money isn't contraband, no matter how you slice it. Therefore, how much is germaine to the argument that TSA is making that it's a big deal. Is it 10k, or is it less?
You may not see the causal locus, but then again you are not a security professional.
A TSA screener is not a "security professional" no matter how many times you assert that. Likewise, I wouldn't be tossiing around "you're not a security professional" without knowing the backgrounds of those involved. Many of us work in the security field and have much more extensive backgrounds than a TSA screener.