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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 4:04 pm
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cb1111
 
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Originally Posted by chollie
Also interesting that his interview conflicts with his written statement to the police, in which he apparently did say he flashed his TSA badge.

What surprises me is that this guy honestly doesn't think he did anything wrong by tailgating and trying to use his badge to intimidate someone into driving faster. Also interesting that he immediately reported it to his TSA bosses.

Yes, this incident could be a one-off, but I'm skeptical about it. I mean there's got to be a first time for anyone who's going to flash their badge inappropriately, but who on earth would think to do it while driving down a busy street?

He doesn't come across as a particularly aggressive man in his one interview, although his actions come across as aggressive. However, he showed particularly bad judgment, and on that basis alone I would question whether he should be trusted with national security matters.
I'm sure he's not the first to have "flashed his badge" off-duty and he won't be the last.

He'll get terminated for it and so will the next guy or gal.
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