Originally Posted by
Trollkiller
Have you noticed Dean has a lot of friends on this forum? He wears the same uniform as you do and he does the same job as you do following the same SOP. So what makes Dean different?
Could it be the fact that he knows a good portion of his daily song and dance is inconsequential to security? Could it be that he does understand what constitutes real security and he wants the checkpoints to focus on those aspects? Could it be that he is not a zealot apologist for the blinding stupidity of the TSA?
I don't know if Dean feels that way about what TSA does or not. I know that he's at least friendly about it, explains it how it is and seems to be an all-around friendly guy. I get the sense he does a good job without being obnoxious about it.
I'd also add Spotnik to the list of respected around here. Spotnik tries to do the job as assigned but errs on the side of people's rights and shows them respect.
There are other TSO's around here that have generally good reps as well. Some of which had unfortunately disappeared. Others haven't been around in awhile but were generally well received.
And, of course, there are those that aren't.
Neither makes it out to be a crusade or jihad to convert people to the TSA gospel. I think both share our desire to see air travel be safe. Regardless of what we think of TSA, I think both show us that there are good people within TSA.
You're right - no one's going to be able to convert people to the TSA gospel or change minds. TSA is the only one capable of doing that, and they have to do that by showing people. Talk is cheap. Show us the money. The problem is, TSA isn't interested in doing that.
So really, the evangelizing isn't going to do much, and if it anything, it's harming the cause.