TSA K9 ??
Apr 18, 2013 | 12:22 pm
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TSA K9 ??
In RDU just now, I saw a man wearing a black shirt with the words "TSAK9" on the back of it. He was walking a dog around, smelling everything.
I wasn't aware that TSA now had dogs. I've seen other law enforcement with them, but never TSA.
I wasn't aware that TSA now had dogs. I've seen other law enforcement with them, but never TSA.
Apr 18, 2013 | 12:33 pm
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It's been discussed. They've been around for a while now, although my understanding is that they're explosive detection dogs assigned to checked baggage and cargo. I've seen a TSA K-9 and handler before, but just once.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...tsa-k-9-a.html
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...tsa-k-9-a.html
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Apr 18, 2013 | 12:49 pm
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Good story about the GAO questioning their use from a few months ago (it also states they started using them in 2008 for cargo)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ngers/1881305/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ngers/1881305/
Apr 18, 2013 | 4:33 pm
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Good story about the GAO questioning their use from a few months ago (it also states they started using them in 2008 for cargo)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ngers/1881305/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ngers/1881305/
Dogs are capable of being trained to selectively detect explosives (unlike whole body scanners, which cannot be fixed for their lack of specificity). Therefore, they should be a good addition to airport security. Unless, of course, they are trained by TSA standards...
Apr 18, 2013 | 6:03 pm
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TSA is not now, nor has it ever been, nor will it ever be, anything remotely resembling a law enforcement agency of any kind.
Apr 19, 2013 | 2:57 pm
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So you should never have a TSA canine trained for explosives alerting just on drugs, unless there are other scents mixed in.