Originally Posted by TSO Union Spokesholes in 2013
You know as well as we do that airport security today is less than perfect. A patchwork of inconsistent procedures, standards, and deployment of local law enforcement makes it hard to measure just how secure our screening areas truly are. The results of these inconsistencies are clear: thousands of TSOs are verbally assaulted and many others are physically attacked each year.
Wow. I didn't know the situation was so, ummm, .... dramatic.
Originally Posted by TSO Union Spokesholes in 2010
The union that represents about 40,000 of these workers, the American Federation of Government Employees, said last week in a statement that, “there have been
a few instances where passengers have become angry, belligerent and even physical with TSOs. In Indianapolis, for example, a TSO was punched by a passenger who didn’t like the new screening process.”
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A few have been verbally assaulted? A, as in ONE, SINGULAR TSO was punched?
So, just how many TSO agents are physically assaulted each year?!?!?
Originally Posted by TSO Union Spokesholes in 2013
You know as well as we do that airport security today is less than perfect [super duh moment]. A patchwork of inconsistent procedures, standards, and deployment [duh, again] of local law enforcement makes it hard to measure just how secure our screening areas truly are [true dat]. The results of these inconsistencies are clear: [U]thousands of TSOs are verbally assaulted and many others are physically attacked each year.
Hold the phone! Ineffectiveness and inconsistency CAUSE the abuse that TSOs get!
Beautiful!!!
Solution = stop being inconsistent, arbitrary, molesting, and inefficient.
Originally Posted by TSO Union Spokesholes in 2013
In the face of such attacks, ...
Wait, what attacks? Are we still talking about TSOs getting their feelings hurt or the 1 in 7 billion thing?
Originally Posted by TSO Union Spokesholes in 2013
TSOs are left powerless to respond.
Hint: Call the LEOs. You are surrounded by them. Then, stop crying. Everyone between the outside world and the checkpoint has it far worse than you.
Originally Posted by TSO Union Spokesholes in 2013
... we need to develop a more effective deterrent ...
AFGE believes that ... armed TSA officers with law enforcement status ... [will deter] crimes against TSOs and the flying public.
So, having a gun is the answer to getting yelled at?
Reminds me of the old adage, don't bring strong language to a gun fight.
Originally Posted by TSO Union Spokesholes in 2013
...thousands of TSOs are verbally assaulted... ...In the face of such attacks, TSOs are left powerless to respond.
If they loss the verbal battles, what does that say about potential gun fights?
Maybe TSOs should take debate classes?
Or they could stop being inconsistent, arbitrary, molesting, and inefficient.