Originally Posted by
janetdoe
Somehow it seems that you are under the mistaken impression that it is your job to detect "terrorists" or "terrorist-related crime".
Not so. I am fully aware of what my job entails, its purpose, and how it affects terrorism. My job is, simply put, deterrence. Nothing more.
Every terrorist out there (one’s with a fully working brain that is) know that to commit another act like those committed on 9/11/2001, they must run a gauntlet of processes both public and not, specifically designed to detect their efforts. I am a part of the “public” process. Other people and other agencies make up the other parts of both the public as well as the non-public parts.
Originally Posted by
janetdoe
Your job is to ensure that no one brings weapons, incendiaries, or explosives onto a plane. The courts have ruled this on numerous occasions, and thrown out evidence when TSOs exceed the scope of their duty by looking for cash or drugs.
I just
love it when a non-member of the TSA is so willing to tell me my job. Unless you are willing to admit that you are a TSO then you have no idea what my job is, or what it takes to get it done.
Originally Posted by
janetdoe
I believe it was just a week ago (Oct 5) that the George case (Arabic flashcards) was heard before the Third Circuit. But I fully expect that TSOs playing 'language and document police' and trampling the First Amendment will be slapped down, too.
I suspect that they will as well. I personally believe that they were operating outside of established procedures, but that decision of course is well above my pay grade. Yours as well I suspect.