Originally Posted by LessO2

I'm not surprised it's not in the mainstream media. If secrecy were an Olympic event, the TSA would win the gold, silver AND bronze medals. When you do things like prohibit newsies from taking a picture of a plastic tub of confiscated knives, things like that don't give the most favorable impression of a company, agency or a person.

The reason things like arrests of your bretheren are noted in the media is because there are usually witnesses to the actual arrest and/or the fact that such arrests are on the public record. It's after the booking that everything gets put under SSI (now back to the 'secrecy' image your agency has).

Sort of harkening back to my previous post, why the 'disappointment' over not hearing about it in the briefing? I applaud the TSA brass for not making this such a big issue. Again, doing so would make it seem like y'all are out there for "the big catch."

It was a device that should of, and was, caught (again good for the screener who caught it). You make it seem like it's a special event.