Originally Posted by elgringito

And when a child shows the signs of abuse, they were historically ignored every day. Fortunately, it is no longer the case. Whereas it is true "The TSA wasn't needed before to save the children and the TSA is still not needed to save the children today." it does not mean that when faced with what appears to be child abuse that is wrong to take action - whether you are a TSA representative, a concierge at a hotel, a taxi driver, a bus driver or yes, even a "... drug-abusing panhandler". As quoted below, the law and others support this viewpoint.

When one witnesses the possible signs of child abuse, one has a least a moral responsibility to act. This is not just my opinion and a TSA representative is a part of the community just as any other citizen

http://www.americanhumane.org/about-...e-neglect.html