Originally Posted by
TheRoadie
Their union is calling for arming a "new class of TSOs"
Let no crisis go un-taken-advantage-of.
How incredibly stupid. We already have real LEOs in the area. We don't need TSA imposing their definition of legality (insert jokes about the legality of taking pictures here), based on secret rules. Pretending to be LEOs is bad enough. Actually becoming LEOs only serves the purpose of using more force to gain 'respect' from all of us criminal travelers.
Thousands of gate agents are verbally assaulted and many others are physically attacked each year. In the face of such attacks, gate agents are left powerless to respond. If we are to bring an end to the violence against gate agents, we need to develop a more effective deterrent to potential wrongdoers. Clearly we need a special LEO-class of gate agents.
I noticed there is no mention of protecting contract security clerks. Except for them not pissing off passengers nearly as much, they are in the exact same position. Are we going to have a special class of contract-screener-LEOs? Of course not, they will rely on the existing LEOs to do the job of... ... wait for it ... an LEO.
If the union was really concerned about their member's health and lives, they could:
- Implement a diet and physical fitness program
- Try to eliminate the behaviors that make people angry and confrontational.
- Have cared about TSOs working near radiation emitting devices
But no...
The ONLY thing they seem to want is expansion, expansion, expansion, MORE PEOPLE and MORE POWER.
Other proposals AFGE will advocate include protective installations on raised platforms at the checkpoint to protect TSA law enforcement officers; restoring TSO coverage of exit lanes, and an expansion of the BDO program to increase both its reach and it's effectiveness.
I wonder why that is?