Originally Posted by
gsoltso
I disagree for the most part. There are encounters that are terrible and never should happen, but for every one of those encounters, I believe there are 8-10 more that are at worst neutral.
And, for the most part, that point is irrelevant to the discussion we should be having here.
It doesn't matter whether the OP's experience is common or uncommon among passengers. It shouldn't happen, period. Excusing it away by getting into side arguments about whether or most people have a good experience with TSA is beside the point. (And we're all guilty of drifting into that argument.)
Look at TSA's core values:
Originally Posted by http://www.tsa.gov/who_we_are/mission.shtm
- We are a people who conduct ourselves in an honest, trustworthy and ethical manner at all times.
Note: "at all times", not "95% of the time as verified by a poll".