Behavior Detection: Article
Feb 18, 2011 | 7:33 am
#151
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One excellent reason for this is because if TSA were law enforcement, whatever legality might inhere in their "administrative search" regime would be substantially degraded, as the administrative search cannot be conducted for the purpose of general law enforcement.
Feb 18, 2011 | 7:42 am
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One excellent reason for this is because if TSA were law enforcement, whatever legality might inhere in their "administrative search" regime would be substantially degraded, as the administrative search cannot be conducted for the purpose of general law enforcement.
Feb 18, 2011 | 7:59 am
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Feb 18, 2011 | 11:54 am
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Feb 18, 2011 | 3:04 pm
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I'm not really sure why this is so, and it certainly is not all that common, but there do seem to be a few frustrated LEO-wannabe's wearing the TSA uniform. I correct them when I see them, but that is just one TSO to another and I suspect that what I have to say has little effect.
Feb 18, 2011 | 7:47 pm
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Unfortunately I have to agree with you. I wish it were otherwise, but you have hit a nail on the head.
I'm not really sure why this is so, and it certainly is not all that common, but there do seem to be a few frustrated LEO-wannabe's wearing the TSA uniform. I correct them when I see them, but that is just one TSO to another and I suspect that what I have to say has little effect.
I'm not really sure why this is so, and it certainly is not all that common, but there do seem to be a few frustrated LEO-wannabe's wearing the TSA uniform. I correct them when I see them, but that is just one TSO to another and I suspect that what I have to say has little effect.
Try mentoring, it might work better.....
Feb 18, 2011 | 8:24 pm
#158
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With all respect to everyone in the conversation ... effective mentoring requires that the recipient be willing to receive the mentoring. I suspect that those TSOs who are "frustrated LEO wanna-be's" would be rather unwilling to accept mentoring, even from the most noble source.
Feb 18, 2011 | 8:49 pm
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Lisa: That's spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn't work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It's just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you?
[Homer thinks of this, then pulls out some money]
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
[Lisa refuses at first, then takes the exchange]
Feb 18, 2011 | 8:54 pm
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So, tell me, has the TSA ever caught an actual terrorist?
Feb 19, 2011 | 8:27 am
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Feb 19, 2011 | 11:57 am
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I'm not really sure why this is so, and it certainly is not all that common, but there do seem to be a few frustrated LEO-wannabe's wearing the TSA uniform. I correct them when I see them, but that is just one TSO to another and I suspect that what I have to say has little effect.
), each airport is its own little fiefdom with its own "we do things differently here" rules and that is a systemic problem across the board. TSA coprporate has to take the McDonalds approach but in reality, the way the TSA is set up, it can never happen as sadly, TSA corporate is too messed up in its own right to even have a clue as to what happens in the trenchesAs do I ^ (tho it has been more than once for me
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