Originally Posted by jkhuggins

I can certainly respect that; it's a logically consistent position.



Which leads to another beef I have with the TSA. TSA insists on perfection from its passengers: 100% compliance with all rules, written and unwritten. It doesn't matter if the last twenty times through the checkpoint, you complied with the rules; if you're caught the next time with a prohibited item, no matter what your motivation might be, you're subject to TSA sanctions (ranging from a verbal warning to referral to a LEO for possible arrest).

Well, if TSA expects 100% compliance from passengers, it should also expect 100% compliance from its own employees. When a TSO fails, there shouldn't be a huge chorus of "well, he does a good job most of the time" or "nobody's perfect". Rather, there should be a clear statement of "this was wrong," without attempts to justify the action. If the standard for passengers is perfection, the standard for TSOs should be perfection as well.