Originally Posted by
star_world
You're probably more at risk of getting mugged while you're stopped in the parking lot locking your bag
Nonsense. There have been over 120 arrests of TSA agents according to the TSA. (I can't find the figures for baggage handlers but there have been dozens of organized baggage handler theft rings busted
http://crime.about.com/b/2008/03/31/...theft-ring.htm ). Figure a 5:1 ratio of people caught vs. people getting away with it, and it's clear that the MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE AIRPORT wrt being a crime victim is your interaction with TSA and baggage handlers.
Originally Posted by
Tom M.
What happened was he put his wallet into a bin, watched it go into the machine and then stepped through the WTMD. The TSO operating the machine backed up the belt to get a look at something and the person grabbed the wallet.
Just another example of the TSA's failure to protect air passengers! Of course, they won't consider this a TSA failure, but I do (and you should). If they can't stop a wallet snatcher, do you think they can stop someone who knows a little slight-of-hand to slip something past them? It's a shame all the TSA agents involved weren't fired on the spot.