I guess that explains why my BP (like those of all the other departing PAX) was checked FIVE times in a space of six linear meters, with all screeners in line of sight of each other, at OGG last week
. . . .
I'm with you, Cholula. Safety doesn't require such inefficient redundancy.
And I, for one, am growing increasingly intolerant of the lack of common courtesy and civility shown by so many TSA personnel, even here in the Aloha State where they should know better. They bark orders instead of making polite requests, their vocabularies have lost the words "please" and "thank you," their facial expressions never betray even a hint of a smile, and they generally behave like prison guards dealing with dangerous convicts. To me, this is unacceptable behavior from anyone dealing with the public -- but is is especially intolerable from people who are paid by MY government ostensibly to promote MY safety.
Maybe I'm risking the dreaded SSSS tatoo, but I don't care. I am not just keeping my mouth shut anymore when I encounter these rude government functionaries who claim to be "just doing their jobs." When I don't hear a "please," I respond with "It's okay to say 'please' -- your job description doesn't require you to be rude."
I expect politeness and manners from all public servants. I encourage other FTers to do the same, and to speak up when warranted.