Originally Posted by gsoltso

Agreed. There are some that get the uniform and develop a "my way or the highway" attitude, and then begin to put that attitude to work in the checkpoints. There is always a professional way to handle the situation, and TSA provides plenty of guidance on how to resolve things in a professional way. The problem is in getting the folks with the "My way" attitude to realign with the types of resolutions and behavior that is required by HQ, the training, and what is supposed to be applied every time in the checkpoints. Some TSOs do have the challenge of not understanding public laws regarding video and photography, and that can create problems for the passenger, and by extension the agency.



I think that the Supreme Court is not nearly as awesome as it used to be. Many cases that come up before the SCOTUS are not a difficult decision for anyone that understands the Constitution. Of course I would love to see SCOTUS to begin taking up cases and rendering precedent for future cases. I wish I had the confidence that they will consistently render judgement based upon the Constitution, but that may turn out to be a lack of confidence if they continue down the recent decision path.

I think that some percentage of former military folks could be more aggressive in their attitude, but not all or even half of them will be checking that box. We have tons of former military here, and funny enough, they are the ones that tend to handle a checkpoint meltdown best. Most military folk bring a certain level of self discipline with them, a willingness to look outside the box for an answer, and a consistent flexibility that lends itself towards generating solutions, rather than escalations.