Originally Posted by
petaluma1
hmm, I am going to start making margarita and/or vodka melons and bring them in my carryon. Insert straw - instant legal happiness.
Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Indeed he did.
Originally Posted by
petaluma1
I thought the IG's office said after the abysmal testing of last year, that his "auditors" had no special preparation for going through the checkpoints.
Not exactly. He said the auditors were not themselves security experts - they were his regular staff.
What I am explaining is that his regular staff that carried out the tests were prepared and trained by security experts.
A very important distinction. It will be the same in this next round.
Originally Posted by
chollie
Perhaps the 'protocols' are the items to be concealed, where/how they'll be concealed, and how to approach the checkpoint, ie, opt out to guarantee an NoS screening or have Pre on the BP to get that level of screening.
In theory, each time the tests would be tweaked as necessary to particularly address the previous cycle's weakest points.
The last round was so bad that I wouldn't expect they need to make too many drastic changes.
Yes, all of those things and much more goes into the planning these tests.
Originally Posted by
KRSW
Announcing "covert" tests? Um...last time I checked, terrorists don't announce when they're going to attack. This test has already failed by making it publicly known!
/Get rid of the TSA...stop the madness. There's no fixing this sinking ship and it's getting in the way of putting REAL security measures in place.
It is the same concept as "mystery shoppers" - the fact that staff know they are or might be out there does not preclude the value or the effectiveness of the testing.
Or put your way, since the terrorists have already announced they are going to attack us they have failed because their intentions are publicly known.
(An altogether different issue is that the terrorists have won because they have succeeded in pushing us into the ridiculousness that is our current security regime.)