Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Why would a traveler expect TSA to take their groping complaint seriously when the TSA Administrator has already determined that TSA screeners don't grope passengers. Every employee in the TSA chain of command will be aware of the Administrators position on this matter and they will be very unlikely to rock the boat. The public already knows that TSA lacks integrity in its actions towards travelers forcing the public to seek other means of redress.
The core problem is having the offending agency investigate complaints against themselves. There is a vested interest in not making the agency look bad or doing something where the public loses trust in the process. I think that trust was lost years ago but there are still some who have their heads buried deeply in the sand.
If you have filed a complaint with TSA, and feel the response has not been adequate, you can always contact the
DHS OIG, and move forward from there. Investigations have to start somewhere, and I would ask that you file with TSA to start, and if you do not get satisfaction, move to DHS - above that, the next step is contacting elected officials directly (and as always, YMMV in that scenario).
Originally Posted by
ethernal
LOL - and what exactly is going to be hidden behind bandages that is a threat to the plane? Are we still worried about a single knife taking down an entire airplane? What a country we live in.
There are a number of items that can be hidden behind bandages, slings, and just about anywhere that someone would like to get creative on their person. Personally, I do not worry about someone taking a plane down with a single knife - however, the regulations still stat that knives are a no-go.