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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 7:02 am
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Originally Posted by Mega Boris
I always wondered this, but do TSA Agents have to undergo the rigorous scanning and screening when they start their shifts or are they exempt for "practical reasons" like the other airport workers.

I'd like to know how secure the people doing the "security checks" are.
Actually, you probably don't want to know the answer to that as it will just make your head hurt.

Allegedly, screeners & all airport workers, are subject to 'random' screening, but in practice it seems little if any screening of either group ever happens, especially the screeners.

This likely has something to do w/the large numbers of screeners found to have sticky fingers...if they were subject to screenings, especially on the exit side, it's likely those numbers would plummet.
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