Originally Posted by
Trollkiller
You have been trying to change people's minds on the TSA? Ok see this is where you messed up.
Hell, I knew the moment that I read the first post here that I was not going to change people’s mind (some). Its easy to tell. I have been in this type of environment before, but that has never stopped me from opposing ignorance in public.
You can't change people's minds by posting drivel on some forum. The only way you (TSA) can change people's minds about the TSA is to start listening to their concerns and positively act on them.
Even the invalid ones? To be honest, there are quite a few here who will NEVER be satisfied with ANYTHING the TSA or any other government agency does. There are just people like that out there, and many end up in forums just like this.
Pretending that the TSA does everything it does in the interest of real safety/security is ludicrous. We have exposed many gaping holes in the security of the TSA and have even explained how to fix those holes. We have shown what is purely theater and wasted resources and we have shown potentially unconstitutional aspects of the TSA.
Well, I’d say that given the lack of knowledge many of the people display here I can see how one can some to that conclusion. There is a great deal that the TSA does that the general public just never see’s. Not that it is not happening, but it is happening in the background, away from public eye. What you see on the checkpoint is a significant part of what TSA does, the most visible portion, but is not anywhere near all of it.
As for the general belief here of what is or is not constitutional, I have seen more wisdom in that area on a kindergarten play ground.
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?
His moustache??
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?
Gee, have I ever apologized for the TSA? I cant seem to remember doing that. What I can remember is trying to do is educate the uneducateable.
Look inward Grasshopper to find peace, one day you will be able to snatch the stone from my hand.
Look closely, that’s not a stone.