Newark TSO steals cash from wheelchair bound woman.
May 23, 2010, 5:59 pm
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You do have to have a GED (which you can get in jail or juvie detention if need be) or, in case that's too much for you, at least one year of full-time work experience in security work or aviation screener work or with x-ray technician work will do the trick.
I imagine the majority of TSO's have a high school diploma plus, but the above isn't exactly setting the bar really high.
I imagine the majority of TSO's have a high school diploma plus, but the above isn't exactly setting the bar really high.
May 23, 2010, 8:52 pm
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You do have to have a GED (which you can get in jail or juvie detention if need be) or, in case that's too much for you, at least one year of full-time work experience in security work or aviation screener work or with x-ray technician work will do the trick.
I imagine the majority of TSO's have a high school diploma plus, but the above isn't exactly setting the bar really high.
I imagine the majority of TSO's have a high school diploma plus, but the above isn't exactly setting the bar really high.
be worth the paper it was printed on.... I was unfortunate enough
to have an English teacher who allowed everyone to write in their
final gradd at the end of the semester. That was a long time ago....('80s)
The shocking thing is that I recently found out the teacher kept on
working until he retired a couple of years ago.
back to the TSA guy stealing money from the wheelchair lady. Just because
the lady was in a wheelchair doesn't make this crime any better or worse.
it's still a serious crime, even if the TSA agent stole $20 from Donald
Trump's coat pocket at the security checkpoint. (assume Trump flies
commercial once in a while)
May 23, 2010, 10:05 pm
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Jul 4, 2010, 12:28 pm
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Looks like the defendant and the United States are engaged in serious plea talks . . . wonder what the sentence will be like if he pleads guilty. The low end of the federal sentencing guidelines range is 6 months in prison, but that is without an acceptance of responsibility deduction. I don't think he'll even get that, though we can hope.
I hope he sees the inside of a prison cell-- and I hope he draws a judge willing to axe any plea deal that s/he views as too sweet. I'm hoping the judge is willing to give great weight to a few specific 3553(a) factors, mainly deterrence and promotion of respect for the law.
The guy used his position of power to rob from a vulnerable victim-- someone in a wheelchair-- and then tried to cover it up.* That sort of conduct requires a serious penalty, IMO, and prison sends the right message.
*This is only an accusation-- he is innocent until proven/pleading guilty.
I hope he sees the inside of a prison cell-- and I hope he draws a judge willing to axe any plea deal that s/he views as too sweet. I'm hoping the judge is willing to give great weight to a few specific 3553(a) factors, mainly deterrence and promotion of respect for the law.
The guy used his position of power to rob from a vulnerable victim-- someone in a wheelchair-- and then tried to cover it up.* That sort of conduct requires a serious penalty, IMO, and prison sends the right message.
*This is only an accusation-- he is innocent until proven/pleading guilty.
Jul 4, 2010, 1:27 pm
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Looks like the defendant and the United States are engaged in serious plea talks . . . wonder what the sentence will be like if he pleads guilty. The low end of the federal sentencing guidelines range is 6 months in prison, but that is without an acceptance of responsibility deduction. I don't think he'll even get that, though we can hope.
I hope he sees the inside of a prison cell-- and I hope he draws a judge willing to axe any plea deal that s/he views as too sweet. I'm hoping the judge is willing to give great weight to a few specific 3553(a) factors, mainly deterrence and promotion of respect for the law.
The guy used his position of power to rob from a vulnerable victim-- someone in a wheelchair-- and then tried to cover it up.* That sort of conduct requires a serious penalty, IMO, and prison sends the right message.
*This is only an accusation-- he is innocent until proven/pleading guilty.
I hope he sees the inside of a prison cell-- and I hope he draws a judge willing to axe any plea deal that s/he views as too sweet. I'm hoping the judge is willing to give great weight to a few specific 3553(a) factors, mainly deterrence and promotion of respect for the law.
The guy used his position of power to rob from a vulnerable victim-- someone in a wheelchair-- and then tried to cover it up.* That sort of conduct requires a serious penalty, IMO, and prison sends the right message.
*This is only an accusation-- he is innocent until proven/pleading guilty.
If he gets federal time it will probably be in a camp or low security facility.
I would rather see him get a couple of years in a super-max.
Jul 5, 2010, 11:10 am
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Jul 5, 2010, 11:13 am
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Originally Posted by LessO2
And forever the tag of being a convicted felon.
Were I evaluating such a resume, the TSA employment bullet without "quit as soon as I saw how disgusting and un-American this agency was" or some such qualification would cause me to shred the resume on sight.
Jul 5, 2010, 11:36 am
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On job applications, they ask if you were ever convicted of a felony. He will have to say 'yes.'
The follow up question on the application and/or interview will be for what (he likely will be very vague on what it was for). I would guess that most employers would ask who he was working for at the time.
Given the public's low opinion of the TSA, it will be a double-whammy for him.
In some ways, I think this is better than ~$30k/year to the taxpayers to leave him in jail.