Originally Posted by Spiff

New York Times Article, printed by SouthFlorida.com

"Since June, more than 20 TSA baggage screeners at three major airports have been charged with stealing from checked bags. Screeners routinely open and inspect a percentage of checked bags each day, looking for explosives.

What's being done? Not a lot, it seems. Few airports have adequate theft-prevention surveillance systems in place. In fact, some airports have recently eliminated video surveillance systems in baggage-handling areas because of costs."

Costs.. Yes, all that money being squandered on passenger harassment equates to no screener oversight. Lovely.