Originally Posted by eyecue
True, and I know about all of them, the lesso2 post said that a theft occured with a screener right in front of someone. That is not factual.. Both cp thefts occured while the passenger was present but they didnt know it had happened till later on. The inference in his post was that it was seen and reported immediately. Almost a red handed catch. This hasnt been the case.
I dont follow you on the sensativity settings. The thing that makes me nuts is that TSA is accused of changing settings on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. This is not the case. The WTMD that we have have not been changed in sensativity since they were installed. I can tell you that the settings is a number that means nothing to us. While that number is standard throughout the United States, there are environmental issues that you alluded to that affect performance. For example in Denver there are trains under the floor. These trains cause a vibration. The vibration is picked up by the WTMD. Some of the WTMD have had adjustments to the RX antenna phasing to compensate for this. However the sensativity calibration remains constant.. But just try to come through one of these machines with Photogray spectacles on and you wont make it.
There was no inference about how or when the guy got caught. In fact, you would read my statement again, the only inference I made was that this was NOT done in front of the victim's eye.
As for the WTMD settings, I don't know what else to say. In the past, I went through different lines at DEN, then I started tracking which lanes were set off by my belt (the same one, plus the same shoes, every time I travel). I quickly found out which lanes do not get set off by my belt (and yes, there are multiple lanes).
I don't buy your argument about train vibration. I have gone through the checkpoint past the skybridge over in Concourse A and have identified the same thing. The train is further below that checkpoint than the terminal vs. the north and south "main" checkpoints.
And the other thing about airports having different settings. Trust me, I fly more than I care to think about, and it happens. If you do not want to believe me and want to fault train vibration, be my guest. But don't try to baffle me or anyone else with BS because you do not have the first-hand knowledge and experience that I do about this issue. If you want to say I don't have my facts straight, then so be it. I know I do, and I am extremely comfortable and confident in my words. If your agency wasn't so hard-headed, I would actually contact a supervisor and point out which ones are set lower. I wouldn't bother mentioning how other airports have it set differently, because through the words of your DEN colleagues regarding shoes, they would just say (and this seems to be the favorite line) "well, they're doing it wrong."
If you want to maintain an uppity image that the rest of your agency possesses, again, be my guest. All that does is enrage frequent fliers, both on this board and at the checkpoints. And you wonder why we sometimes get hostile towards your agency.
On a personal note, I have to say I am flattered to be your target of ire. No comments, replies or notes of appreciation to the people who originally posted replies to your question....just a challenge to my point about who may or may not have SEEN the crime that was committed by your former colleague. And the WTMD setting...well, I made my case. To challenge my words not based on the point, but just a mere unintentional inference is rather amusing. And I thank you for the attention that you give me and the ability to further prove TSA incompetence.
As your colleagues like to say, "Have a nice day!"