TSA at MCO needs a geography lesson
Jul 14, 2014, 8:24 pm
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TSA at MCO needs a geography lesson
A local ABC affiliate reporter finds he has issues with a document checker at Orlando International not recognizing his Washington DC issued drivers license.
You would think the clerk would at least know that is where his paycheck comes from.
Video: http://m.wftv.com/videos/news/orland...resher/vCjKK3/
My question is that if they don't know what a legitimate ID looks like, how do they know a forgery when they see one?
You would think the clerk would at least know that is where his paycheck comes from.
Video: http://m.wftv.com/videos/news/orland...resher/vCjKK3/
My question is that if they don't know what a legitimate ID looks like, how do they know a forgery when they see one?
Jul 14, 2014, 9:19 pm
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This has come up before on this site. Apparently, DC is not a part of the U.S. (actually, might be more true than one might think).
This seems more like "name yer state" 
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They do not that is why they want you to "state yer name"
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Jul 15, 2014, 9:41 am
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So the TSO's at MCO are going to be shown pictures of what a DC driver's license looks like? When I was in elementary school, these were called flash cards 
Jul 15, 2014, 9:57 am
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A local ABC affiliate reporter finds he has issues with a document checker at Orlando International not recognizing his Washington DC issued drivers license.
You would think the clerk would at least know that is where his paycheck comes from.
Video: http://m.wftv.com/videos/news/orland...resher/vCjKK3/
My question is that if they don't know what a legitimate ID looks like, how do they know a forgery when they see one?
You would think the clerk would at least know that is where his paycheck comes from.
Video: http://m.wftv.com/videos/news/orland...resher/vCjKK3/
My question is that if they don't know what a legitimate ID looks like, how do they know a forgery when they see one?
The joke is on us, folks.
Jul 15, 2014, 2:34 pm
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And what could possibly be wrong with a TSA agent knowing Arabic? Perhpas a bit of bigotry at play?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
Jul 15, 2014, 3:03 pm
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Oh there is definitely bigotry at hand but it isn't by Mikeef.
http://rt.com/usa/tsa-arrest-arabic-...rds-court-845/
TSA found an "evil doer" in a college student who was studying arabic. And Mikeef was mocking the TSA.
http://rt.com/usa/tsa-arrest-arabic-...rds-court-845/
TSA found an "evil doer" in a college student who was studying arabic. And Mikeef was mocking the TSA.
And what could possibly be wrong with a TSA agent knowing Arabic? Perhpas a bit of bigotry at play?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
Jul 15, 2014, 3:04 pm
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And what could possibly be wrong with a TSA agent knowing Arabic? Perhpas a bit of bigotry at play?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
Oh, puh-leeze! They have enough trouble mastering one major language -- English. Asking for anything more than that would be wayyyy too much!
Jul 15, 2014, 3:38 pm
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Jul 15, 2014, 3:50 pm
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Oh there is definitely bigotry at hand but it isn't by Mikeef.
http://rt.com/usa/tsa-arrest-arabic-...rds-court-845/
TSA found an "evil doer" in a college student who was studying arabic. And Mikeef was mocking the TSA.
http://rt.com/usa/tsa-arrest-arabic-...rds-court-845/
TSA found an "evil doer" in a college student who was studying arabic. And Mikeef was mocking the TSA.
Oh, please. While there are certainly some who have educational issues. The vast majority of TSA screeners I have encountered have been (at least functionally) intelligent lucid beings. Hiring standards aren't top-notch, but on the whole, IMO, it is a much more educated and aware lot that were the private screeners employed by the airlines prior to the creation of the TSA.
Jul 15, 2014, 5:11 pm
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And what could possibly be wrong with a TSA agent knowing Arabic? Perhpas a bit of bigotry at play?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
Wouldn't it add to security if every TSA agent was fluent in each of the world's languages (there are 1000s, BTW) - or at least in more than one major one (English is one and Arabic is certainly another)?
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