Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
Oh, fer cryin' out loud ...
This TSO wasn't doing anything that was a threat to commercial aviation. If the BDO program is only supposed to be focused on threats to commercial aviation, there's no reason a BDO should've found this individual.
Oh, for crying out loud....
TSA BDOs focus on and catch people who are not "threats to commercial aviation". When was the last time a TSA BDO caught a terrorist with the means, motivation and an otherwise immediate opportunity to threaten commercial aviation? Like never? Well, then with such excellent performance and/or unnecessary, why not dump TSA BDOs? BDOs divert (and waste) resources, much like the TSA's ID-boarding pass checks.
Was the suspected TSA employee "background checked" and "profiled" using the magic BDO type powers to identify "nefarious" "intent"? So much for the wonders of "background checks"; and so much for the wonders of "BD".
I am curious what exactly did this TSA employee do that infuriated the USG? Take a few bucks to skip over the boarding pass-ID check nonsense for a couple of passengers? Sounds like the government doesn't want its TSA employees undermining its own racket.