TSOs on the plane?
 

I flew out of BNA this morning. After we had all boarded one of the TSOs walked onto the plane and eyeballed all of us and then walked off again. Has anybody else encountered this "layer of security"?

just a blatant waste of time and resources :td:

Good old Sen. Charles Schumer, who just can't help himself, also wants to require TSA to recheck everyone's boarding pass and ID at the gate.

Recently documented by Hollywood - "Men Who Stare at Goats"

I wish there was a way to get the entire plane to erupt into laughter when they try this.

Maybe they should be required to recheck them again, once the plane has landed.

Never can be too safe, you know. :rolleyes:

goalie, you sure got that right.

Its all about "an abundance of caution".

Don't you know that by eyeballing all the passengers, the TSA can now take credit for the safe flight of the aircraft.

"As flight XYZ123 had a final in-cabin security check by a highly skilled and trained TSO, we are glad to have partnered with airlines XYZ, to ensure that all passengers enjoyed a safe and uneventful flight. The TSA is committed to safety of all passengers with our enhanced multi-layered security program."

Quite frankly, I'm surprised they haven't already placed TSOs on planes for the duration of the flight (like FAMs) to keep passengers in line in-flight, and to enforce the one-hour no-potty rule. They'd have to be seated in first class, of course.

You can bet if a plane fell out of the sky because of malfeasance, you know the TSA would blame someone else, and us passengers will end up taking it in the shorts (per the usual).

Well, obviously "the tactics" would require First Class seating; there's just no other way. :rolleyes: If TSO's were on board, they could re-check ID's and BP's at some point in flight, because, you know, it's important that they know we are who we say we are.

Start singing the theme to the "Smurfs" cartoon?

Maybe if the TSO's were on the plane they could clean up the lav's especially on Int'l flights, help serve meals, maybe do some clown tricks for the kids on board, and if there were 3 TSO's on each flight then we could have a 3 ringed circus.

Thats a great idea. Also they should have random photo ID checks during the flight. Think of the children.

MisterNice

Keeping us safe, one sniff at a time
 

Oh they will have lav duty all right. After every use they will enter the lav and sniff deeply. Using their memory from tenth grade chemistry, they will identify the chemicals the lav patron used to synthesize high explosives. Only BDOs will perform this duty, the Bomb Detection Olfactorys. ^

They could wave their little 'liquid' detection sticks over the lav after every use...and check all the pax' drinks....