Originally Posted by gsoltso

I do think that change is coming, just call it a gut feeling, but there are going to be some changes before too terribly long. I like the professional standards division (I would love to work in that regional office!), and hope that it is something that is used the correct way - to weed out those that need to be weeded out. I think there are going to be changes to the training as well, there is simply no reason for TSOs to be unprofessional in ANY situation, p e r i o d! That is something that needs to have some focus on it, the norm should be that when something unprofessional happens, the on site management (from LTSO up) is on it immediately, and if it happens more than once, that person should be gone. We all have bad days, but even on my worst day, I can't remember losing my cool past raising my voice a bit to get the passengers attention (due to checkpoint noise, and I still referred to her as Ma'am and said please). These are the types of changes that I feel are coming, maybe not right now, but over the course of the next couple of years. I think that some of the policy that you dislike will come up in court over the next couple of years as well, and there will be a more clearly defined set of parameters that TSA works within. I will say again, if the TSOs are following the SOP, there is no sexual assault (I can't say more due to SSI, but you get the point I am making). Anyone doing a squeeze or twist, is outside of that and should be prosecuted. Those are the things that I want to focus on, as I can have an impact locally on things of that nature. Polcy is outside of my realm of influence with the exception of forwarding concerns up my chain for review.



I can't disagree with you on the MMW. I am uncertain as to the decision process for using them, but I would prefer that as well. I am truly interested in the terahertz scanners that are coming on scene now, as they give you better detecion on a fundamental level (based on the info I can find in the news) as it gives you a specific alarm based on the make up of the item, limiting any kind of false positive or alarms on residue.

I have a question as an aside, the patdown has always had clearing of the buttocks and breasts (that part has not changed) why is it so much more of an outrage now?