Originally Posted by
Bart
LOL. No such conspiracy exists, my friend.
I think it boils down to a much simpler, less flashy and more boring explanation: poor editing.
The SOP may make sense to those who wrote it, but the real test is to run it past a sample of officers at a few airports ranging from the major hubs to the small jerkwater towns to make sure they understand it.
Otherwise, it's just another PowerPoint Ranger assault.
Believe it or not, it may even be simpler than that. It seems to me that TSA "corporate" gives a lot of press to those who make "the big catch," whether it's a terrorist, someone with fake ID or drugs. I can understand why a TSO would potentially go over the line to make the big catch and reap whatever bounty, even if only some free publicity, comes with it.
Originally Posted by
PhoenixRev
Next month, my spouse and I are headed to Vegas for a much needed bit of R&R. I will have lots of cash on me because I don't want to pay the outrageous fees in the casinos nor have to hunt down an ATM every time I want some cash.
Should you, for some bizarre reason, feel like hanging with some FTers, check out the Las Vegas forum. There are a couple of threads about get-togethers in July.
Mike