Originally Posted by
oneofthosepeopleyouloveto hate
Three of the 9-11 hijackers had expired visas and thus were in the country illegally.
And they all had valid ID.
One could be issued a drivers license as legal alien yet be in the country after their visa expired. They can present a valid DL and still be admitted. Or even just take a secondary without any ID.
Checking ID does not enhance security.
I do not think this is out of the realm of possibility, either.
And quite frankly, TSA isn't going to be the one to stop it either.
On a personal note, I had an interesting experience last week ... a gentleman came through my lane presenting an expired Libyan passport as identification. He behaved in a very creepy manner, initially trying to coerce me into letting him pass through, then turning abusive when I insisted on calling a supervisor. Was he in the country illegally, or up to some nefarious purposes? I don't know ... it sure made me wonder, though.
Not your place to know or care. Your job is to make sure he's clean for that flight. Let the FBI, Intelligence agencies and other LEO's do their job, and TSA should do theirs.
It's this extra stuff that distracts TSA from it's primary mission that it could only questionably complete when it wasn't focused on this other garbage.
I suppose there are some here that would have been comfortable with just letting him board the plane with no additional screening and no questions asked, though. Right?
Treat him as a selectee if he doesn't have valid ID per your rules. If he's clean, let him pass.
Being Libyan doesn't automatically make him a terrorist, just as being an American doesn't mean you're a good guy either.
Keep looking for your Big Catch®