Originally Posted by H2O_Goalie
In the spirit of Public Enemy...
TSA is a Joke.
100% Correct!
Originally Posted by H2O_Goalie
In mid-shoe carnival (oops...watch out for those Tevas) yesterday at IND, the TSA screener didn't really appreciate my comment to the guy in line behind me (who was shaking his head at the stupidity of it all) that if airport screeners had been doing their job on the morning of 9/11 and prior, we wouldn't be dealing with this crap now.
This is factually incorrect. Screening did
NOT fail on 9/11. The items used to commandeer the planes were
ALLOWED at the time.
Originally Posted by H2O_Goalie
Of course, it's heartening to see the same level of common sense being displayed regardless of the date. 9/11/01...knives are bad, boxcutters are fine (serious lack of common sense). 5/13/05...lighters are bad, 4 books of matches are fine. Give 'em high marks for consistency...
All that needed to change post 9/11 was the prohibited items list. We did
NOT need 150,000 more federal employees.
Originally Posted by H2O_Goalie
What sucks worse than anything is that I want to support the government and the TSA and get better security. But anyone with a brain can see that's just not happening.
It never will change. The TSA is not about security, it is about giving the illusion of security. There is nobody in the TSA, from the very top on down who knows a damn thing about security.