Originally Posted by
gingersnaps
If TSA dogs sniffing regular queue results in SOME, but not all, keeping their shoes on and laptops in - ergo expedited screening, wouldnt that suggest the dogs are
associated with offering expedited screening processes in regular lanes?
Would it not also suggest that dogs are not just a PR stunt but have some relation to security via Managed Inclusion aka Real Time Threat Assessment OR that the dog jobs are favor handed out to ensure a higher paycheck for a favored employee?
https://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck
Why should you join TSA Pre✓®?
TSA Pre✓® provides trusted travelers with expedited security screening for a better travel experience.
Plan your travel with confidence and enjoy a more predictable experience.
It’s a convenient, more efficient security screening process.
It’s available at more than 160 airports with 16 participating airlines.
No need to remove:
Shoes
Laptops
3-1-1 liquids
Belts
Light jackets
This is from the TSA website. Interestingly, unlike the signs at some airports, it no longer includes mention of a dedicated lane. I suspect TSA never meant to offer dedicated lanes on a consistent basis, only until they reached a certain enrollment level.
I suspect TSA envisions something I saw a few years ago. Every pax's BP will be coded according to a security score (Nappy tried to introduce such a score as a 'domestic extremist' rating). Based on that score, each pax's screening will be custom-tailored.
(OT, but if you think some of the things BDOs consider suspicious are ridiculous, you should have seen what earned you demerits under Nappy's system. One way, last-minute, cash airplane ticket: red alert. Ordering an airline special meal: demerits. Halal meals might signal...you know).
And then...they'll all get thrown into a single line at a checkpoint that has never had to follow a consistent set of rules. Some pax will be required to remove belts, others not; some will have to remove LGAs, some not. No one will have a clue what to expect, including the TSOs who make up the rules.
Then we have GE. Dedicated lanes, in the rare instance the kiosks are all malfunctioning, front-of-line privileges. A consistent, truly expedited process that gives the customer what s/he paid for.