Originally Posted by jkhuggins (Post 13198497)

I hate to stick my nose in this ... but after a little web searching, it looks like both sides are right on this one.

In short: the rules are different for paper currency and coinage.

For paper, TSORon appears to be correct:

Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

I can't seem to find anything else that would qualify this; at face value, it looks like destroying paper currency is in fact against the law......

Originally Posted by Tom M. (Post 13197982)

Hey Ronny my boy,

You said x-ray can't distinguish books and newspapers from explosives.

If that is the case, TSO's should be doing a lot more hand checks than they are now.

So why don't they?

Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13197844)

... we see a organic block that could be a book, an explosive, a stack of cash, or just a durned newspaper. And since the possibility exists that it may be an explosive, the administrative search process remains unblemished.

Originally Posted by Global_Hi_Flyer (Post 13199355)

And this is the kind of arrogance that is one prime reason that TSA looks bad. Ron, it's obvious that you're on a witch hunt when you work, based on the statements you make here and the attitude with which you make them. Assuming that other screeners are like you, and it's also obvious that your goal is NOT security of aviation, but rather a larger dragnet with the intent to chase and prosecute crime. That's not the agency's mission, but what the heck, why let things like that stop a good dragnet.

I wonder if you might be better going back to being a policeman where you will truly be able to have the power over the people.

Originally Posted by greentips (Post 13200304)

1. I never said anything about destroying currency.
2. If it is in my possession, it is simply not the government's money and will never be the government's money unless I hand it to the government to pay a legal debt, usually taxes, but as I've found out, the IRS doesn't accept cash.
It may be the government's currency, but it is, in fact, my cash. The government is not permitted to have any interest in it.

Therefore, your response, as have been so many others, is a non sequitur.

Originally Posted by ND Sol (Post 13200418)

I didn't realize that guarding Air Force airplanes necessitated that much more training for drugs than the average civilian airport policeman.

Originally Posted by Tom M. (Post 13205822)

How long have you been on the job?

Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13205889)

You also dont seem to realize what it is that an Air Force Security Policeman does, which does not surprise me much. Most people who have not done the job dont understand it, but they can and do make assumptions.

Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13205895)

Longer than you. :D

Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13205895)

Longer than you. :D

Originally Posted by Tom M. (Post 13206659)

And you still can't distinguish between a book and explosives.

Originally Posted by Tom M. (Post 13206659)

the facts is the facts.....

Originally Posted by Tom M. (Post 13206659)

And I see that you still believe that a person destroying currency is a crime, even after given the opportunity to do the research.

Wrong again, the facts is the facts...

Originally Posted by halls120 (Post 13206303)

But you still can't answer my question, can you Ron?:D

Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13209482)

it’s the Operator that makes the determination.

Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13209482)

I was proven correct, by another poster. Is it that hard for you to admit that I am correct?

Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13209487)

Sure I can. I choose not to, at least not any further than I already have.......

...... So either stay on topic or let the thread die.

Originally Posted by Tom M. (Post 13209773)

Amazing, absolutely amazing......:rolleyes: