This week in TSA history starting 1/1/2011
Jun 22, 2011, 6:53 am
#107
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Jun 27, 2011, 6:42 pm
#108
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Good News About This Week's TSA Atrocities
Well, the latest LAX thief and the HNL debacle weren't exactly this week. But, they were close enough.
Combined with the 15 year old young woman's editorial, the disclosure of TSA lying about radiation hazards, and, the complete atrocity of the 95 year old woman, none of these stories required anyone to videotape actions of clerks at a checkpoint. That's good news, because, even if Pissy figures out a way to ban checkpoint photography, he can't hide everything.
Combined with the 15 year old young woman's editorial, the disclosure of TSA lying about radiation hazards, and, the complete atrocity of the 95 year old woman, none of these stories required anyone to videotape actions of clerks at a checkpoint. That's good news, because, even if Pissy figures out a way to ban checkpoint photography, he can't hide everything.
Jun 27, 2011, 9:44 pm
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Well, the latest LAX thief and the HNL debacle weren't exactly this week. But, they were close enough.
Combined with the 15 year old young woman's editorial, the disclosure of TSA lying about radiation hazards, and, the complete atrocity of the 95 year old woman, none of these stories required anyone to videotape actions of clerks at a checkpoint. That's good news, because, even if Pissy figures out a way to ban checkpoint photography, he can't hide everything.
Combined with the 15 year old young woman's editorial, the disclosure of TSA lying about radiation hazards, and, the complete atrocity of the 95 year old woman, none of these stories required anyone to videotape actions of clerks at a checkpoint. That's good news, because, even if Pissy figures out a way to ban checkpoint photography, he can't hide everything.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,6001729.story
The mob boss, James 'Whitey' Bulger, was able to fly with a fake id. Here's a quote from the LA Times article:
"The court filing did not say how Bulger traveled. But even if he went by plane, Jenkins said, Bulger did not fit the model of the kind of person who raises suspicions and so he may have been able to easily get past checks on domestic airlines.
'If it is a valid driver's license with his new name, he would be flying with a legitimate document," Jenkins said. "The document is legitimate; the person is an invention.'"
Jun 27, 2011, 9:53 pm
#110
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Here's another story that shows TSA's incompetence and holes in their "security":
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,6001729.story
The mob boss, James 'Whitey' Bulger, was able to fly with a fake id. Here's a quote from the LA Times article:
"The court filing did not say how Bulger traveled. But even if he went by plane, Jenkins said, Bulger did not fit the model of the kind of person who raises suspicions and so he may have been able to easily get past checks on domestic airlines.
'If it is a valid driver's license with his new name, he would be flying with a legitimate document," Jenkins said. "The document is legitimate; the person is an invention.'"
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,6001729.story
The mob boss, James 'Whitey' Bulger, was able to fly with a fake id. Here's a quote from the LA Times article:
"The court filing did not say how Bulger traveled. But even if he went by plane, Jenkins said, Bulger did not fit the model of the kind of person who raises suspicions and so he may have been able to easily get past checks on domestic airlines.
'If it is a valid driver's license with his new name, he would be flying with a legitimate document," Jenkins said. "The document is legitimate; the person is an invention.'"
Jun 27, 2011, 10:06 pm
#111
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Well, the latest LAX thief and the HNL debacle weren't exactly this week. But, they were close enough.
Combined with the 15 year old young woman's editorial, the disclosure of TSA lying about radiation hazards, and, the complete atrocity of the 95 year old woman, none of these stories required anyone to videotape actions of clerks at a checkpoint. That's good news, because, even if Pissy figures out a way to ban checkpoint photography, he can't hide everything.
Combined with the 15 year old young woman's editorial, the disclosure of TSA lying about radiation hazards, and, the complete atrocity of the 95 year old woman, none of these stories required anyone to videotape actions of clerks at a checkpoint. That's good news, because, even if Pissy figures out a way to ban checkpoint photography, he can't hide everything.
It's one thing after another with these folks. The most objectionable of these things directly stem from the wrong turn this man and his organization made back in October of 2010, in strong-arming the American public into a flawed security model where everyone is assumed to be a terrorist until physically cleared. That makes no sense given the data processing capacities available in this country.
He will pay a price for this, too late obviously, but thousands and thousands, including this poor old woman, have already paid a much higher price in terms of losing their dignity and having some really awful memories the rest of their lives.
Jun 27, 2011, 10:14 pm
#112
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Please.
It took an eagle-eyed CBP person at JFK to catch the Times Square Bomber, you guys just let him breeze by.
You guys have had to do so much damage control over the years, I'm certain that if a real and legitimate threat were to cross you or your co-workers, you would crap your pants more than that 95 year old woman in Florida.
Jun 27, 2011, 10:21 pm
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And a guy who has been on the FBI's Most Wanted List since 1994 would have gotten by things such as the No-Fly List, CAPPS II, and Secure Flight?
Please.
It took an eagle-eyed CBP person at JFK to catch the Times Square Bomber, you guys just let him breeze by.
You guys have had to do so much damage control over the years, I'm certain that if a real and legitimate threat were to cross you or your co-workers, you would crap your pants more than that 95 year old woman in Florida.
Please.
It took an eagle-eyed CBP person at JFK to catch the Times Square Bomber, you guys just let him breeze by.
You guys have had to do so much damage control over the years, I'm certain that if a real and legitimate threat were to cross you or your co-workers, you would crap your pants more than that 95 year old woman in Florida.
Jun 27, 2011, 10:33 pm
#115
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Jun 27, 2011, 10:44 pm
#116
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So Ill ask why does checking IDs matter when its a know fact blue shirts cant remember there own "rules" let alone the 100K+ names on secret lists that people are put on with no due process.
Jun 27, 2011, 10:45 pm
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Jun 27, 2011, 10:49 pm
#118
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Jun 27, 2011, 10:51 pm
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Considering I've already found a fake one, apparently you're wrong on that bit.
Jun 27, 2011, 10:58 pm
#120
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ROFLMAO must have been a pretty bad fake. I could put a 100 IDs in front of you and you wouldnt be able to tell, not get close to a passing score.