Story From Seattle About Employees Not Being Screened
Feb 4, 2011, 9:56 am
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Story From Seattle About Employees Not Being Screened
Passengers are equally shocked to learn that while they run the gauntlet of airport security, employees breeze through. Seattle traveler Chris Rudin put it this way, "If we're getting gate-raped - they should get gate-raped too."
Feb 4, 2011, 10:11 am
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But the Transportation Security Administration insists this is not a weak spot, because they use a multi-layered approach to security. TSA Spokesman Dwayne Baird says, "there are all kinds of people who are always watching what these people are doing."
This is not a weak spot?? This (along with through-the-fence ops) is THE weak spot - the NUMBER ONE weak spot before cargo and well ahead of everyday passengers.
Retarded idiots - these people don't have a single redeeming quality whatsoever.
Feb 4, 2011, 10:13 am
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But the Transportation Security Administration insists this is not a weak spot, because they use a multi-layered approach to security. TSA Spokesman Dwayne Baird says, "there are all kinds of people who are always watching what these people are doing."
Who watches them?
Feb 4, 2011, 10:14 am
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thanks for posting this interesting story.
a couple of things jump out at you:
1. the POV of the article is everyone but TSA can recognize this as a problem
2. instead of addressing/admitting and most importantly FIXING, the problem, notice the spontaneous reaction--lies-- from TSA (got it covered, random checks, bla bla bla). This tendency appears endemic from the front line staff to Blogger Bob to the top of TSA. The direct cause of their credibility gap.
can you imagine the extra cost and overhead of truly securing those areas? Apparently TSA would rather spend the money on pax screening devices that don't screen very well.
a couple of things jump out at you:
1. the POV of the article is everyone but TSA can recognize this as a problem
2. instead of addressing/admitting and most importantly FIXING, the problem, notice the spontaneous reaction--lies-- from TSA (got it covered, random checks, bla bla bla). This tendency appears endemic from the front line staff to Blogger Bob to the top of TSA. The direct cause of their credibility gap.
can you imagine the extra cost and overhead of truly securing those areas? Apparently TSA would rather spend the money on pax screening devices that don't screen very well.
Feb 4, 2011, 10:36 am
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thanks for posting this interesting story.
a couple of things jump out at you:
1. the POV of the article is everyone but TSA can recognize this as a problem
2. instead of addressing/admitting and most importantly FIXING, the problem, notice the spontaneous reaction--lies-- from TSA (got it covered, random checks, bla bla bla). This tendency appears endemic from the front line staff to Blogger Bob to the top of TSA. The direct cause of their credibility gap.
can you imagine the extra cost and overhead of truly securing those areas? Apparently TSA would rather spend the money on pax screening devices that don't screen very well.
a couple of things jump out at you:
1. the POV of the article is everyone but TSA can recognize this as a problem
2. instead of addressing/admitting and most importantly FIXING, the problem, notice the spontaneous reaction--lies-- from TSA (got it covered, random checks, bla bla bla). This tendency appears endemic from the front line staff to Blogger Bob to the top of TSA. The direct cause of their credibility gap.
can you imagine the extra cost and overhead of truly securing those areas? Apparently TSA would rather spend the money on pax screening devices that don't screen very well.
Feb 4, 2011, 10:45 am
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TSA's reasons for why it isn't necessary for their screeners to undergo the exact same screening that passengers do is hubris...additional TSA smoke and mirrors.
Feb 4, 2011, 11:17 am
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It's a story that's been covered before at SEA, and of course elsewhere, for example that pilot filming at SFO who brought down the whole weight of the federal government on his head. 
As far as employees, I have a sincere question that somebody can undoubtedly answer. How extensive can the background checks for employees be when some have immigrated to the U.S. fairly recently? It wouldn't be practical or even possible to run Interpol-type checks with some of the countries of origin, would it? I'm thinking of basics such as criminal records.
Since Mrs. Fredd and I have each experienced one "opt-out" groping search at our "home" SEA already in 2011, and expect to be the recipients of more, I can't help but feel pax are being singled out.
Airline employees are exempt, airport employees are exempt, and children under 12 are exempt. Who's left?
I think there's a consensus here that all these exemptions destroy the rationale for the more intensive screening, and I really wonder if and when the public at large will come to realize that.
As far as employees, I have a sincere question that somebody can undoubtedly answer. How extensive can the background checks for employees be when some have immigrated to the U.S. fairly recently? It wouldn't be practical or even possible to run Interpol-type checks with some of the countries of origin, would it? I'm thinking of basics such as criminal records.
Since Mrs. Fredd and I have each experienced one "opt-out" groping search at our "home" SEA already in 2011, and expect to be the recipients of more, I can't help but feel pax are being singled out.
Airline employees are exempt, airport employees are exempt, and children under 12 are exempt. Who's left?I think there's a consensus here that all these exemptions destroy the rationale for the more intensive screening, and I really wonder if and when the public at large will come to realize that.