Originally Posted by Bart
You have failed to define one aspect of the job that is indecent. You haven't even defined what is indecent. Some of the policies are pretty dumb. But nothing about this job is indecent.
Manipulating lives, controlling relationships, divorcing yourself from morals in order to achieve a certain objective; yes, these things are indecent. I used to do that in another profession and was pretty good at it.
TSA is nothing like that.
Calling airport security screening indecent is just one more example of how we as a society have become whining little wimps.
Try that shoe on for size.
I'll be the first to say that there are many good screeners across the country. The problem is that the 20 to 25 percent that are power hungry jackasses taint the whole bunch.
Now, for your list:
Manipulating lives: The TSA manipulates my life every time I pass through a checkpoint.
controlling relationships: The TSA controlles the relationship between myself and the airline and car rental companies when I decide to drive 7 or 8 hours instead of flying. That also controls my relationship with my family.
divorcing yourself from morals in order to achieve a certain objective: Screeners do this every day when they follow Kip Hawley's idiotic rules.
Face it, the TSA is an overblown workfare program to attempt to employ as many unemployable people as possible. Not all TSA employees are unemployable, but I'd say at least 75% of the entire workforce is unemployable at their current salary and benefit level.