Originally Posted by
SATTSO
Ok, I'll say it this way: when I come across something illegal, but not a wei, due diligence requires me to report it to a leo, because I am a government employee.
Would you care to show me the law that requires this of TSO's when conducting an administrative search? I'll help you out - it doesn't exist.
If you really believe this to be a requirement, what are the legal adverse consequences for failing to report something illegal? There are none and, as such, a duty to report does not exist. Let me know of one TSO that has been reprimanded for failing to report a non-WEI illegal item. If that has happened, then not only does that TSO have a valid grievance, but a defense attorney would relish that as Exhibit A in defending his client who was found with a non-WEI illegal item in an administrative search.
Originally Posted by
SATTSO
The policy is not clearly defined: it states if you come across drugs, report it to a leo. It does not state if you come across what may be drugs. Z
But how can you know they are drugs if you have had no training in detecting drugs? Based on the SOP, you should never report a substance to an LEO since you are not 100% sure it is an illegal drug.
Don't you think that if Congress and the President thought it was so important for you to find child pornography and illegal drugs, they would have authorized you to so? Instead, we have to go with the illusion of searching only for WEI so that when you come across something non-WEI illegal, it can be seized and the owner prosecuted.