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-   Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/checkpoints-borders-policy-debate-687/)
-   -   TSA behavior detection program (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/checkpoints-borders-policy-debate/1241951-tsa-behavior-detection-program.html)

GUWonder Jul 21, 2017 1:50 pm
Originally Posted by Boggie Dog (Post 28588973)
That it's effective. An earlier GAO review found that TSA BDO's did about as well identifying threats as an untrained person did by just guessing.

Pure Bunkum!

The other part of this is that DHS announce last year that funding for the TSA BDO program had ended. Seems that's not entirely true either.

How is it that honesty and TSA are polar opposites?
Governmental honesty has never been a national forte for the USG, so why should the TSA be expected to walk its talk in other than misleading ways?

Boggie Dog Jul 21, 2017 2:45 pm
Originally Posted by GUWonder (Post 28589180)
Governmental honesty has never been a national forte for the USG, so why should the TSA be expected to walk its talk in other than misleading ways?
In my opinion TSA sets the bar for honesty at a new height.

WillCAD Jul 21, 2017 3:03 pm
Originally Posted by Boggie Dog (Post 28589407)
In my opinion TSA sets the bar on honesty at a new height.
When talking about negative numbers, is the proper term "higher" or "lower"?

pa3lsvt Jul 21, 2017 4:12 pm
I had an interaction with a SPOTnik manning the PreCheck TDC station at SJC one morning:
pa3lsvt: "Good morning."
TSO: "ID, please. Scan that here." (points to scanner)
pa3lsvt: (hands over NEXUS card and scans mobile BP)
TSO: (looks up from scanner display) "Where are you going?"
pa3lsvt: "Home."
TSO: "Where is that?"
pa3lsvt: "None of your business." [Note: My flight was SJC-PHX, where I would be connecting on to PHL.]
TSO: "Where are you flying to from here?"
pa3lsvt: "Doesn't it tell you on your little display there?"
TSO: "Why won't you answer my questions?"
pa3lsvt: "Is my ID acceptable? Can I proceed to screening?"
TSO: (stares at pa3lsvt for ~5 seconds, then hands back NEXUS card) "Fine. You don't have to have an attitude."
:rolleyes:

Boggie Dog Jul 21, 2017 5:15 pm
Originally Posted by WillCAD (Post 28589453)
When talking about negative numbers, is the proper term "higher" or "lower"?
A height could be either higher or lower. I think I expressed a statement that allows each reader to set the bar wherever they feel it should go. In my case I see it laying on the deck.

chollie Jul 21, 2017 5:48 pm
Perhaps we should be talking about depth, not height. ;)


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