A doctor agrees to an oath to preserve life, which is why an individual who performs abortions will be referred to as an abortionist by me, and that's if I'm being polite. Similarly, a United States officer loses the default respect I would have given him, as well as his title, if he fails to uphold our Constitution. I am sure that most TSOs are "good people," but they are in the process of doing the wrong thing.
The only good reason for heeding the OP's request is that using the term "smurf" to refer to a TSA agent is insulting to the original smurfs from the cartoon of my childhood.
Originally Posted by
goalie
We use the term LEO vs flatfoot or if undercover, plainclothes dick (shush, folks
) and a doctor who might perform abortions, no matter what your opinion is on abortion, is still a doctor and should be called as such so why not use the term TSO as opposed to smurf.
--Jon