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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 11:41 am
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Why is the TSA Histrionic over Screen Shots?

It's pretty clear it doesn't matter who can see what on their precious screens, so why the trauma-drama over citizens taking photos?

If they really cared, it wouldn't be so darned easy to see the Sacred Screens in the first place.

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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 11:52 am
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Because the whole thing is one, big, terrible joke being played on the public. I'm sorry, not a joke, rather an abuse perpetrated on the public. Pisstole sits in his office laughing his arse off all day long thinking about the stuff he's getting away with, all the while doing Sieg Heil's to the portrait of Napolitano.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 11:55 am
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The same reason that so many cops who've hassled photographers don't understand that what is visible to the naked eye when standing in a public place is fair game for photography.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by jtodd
Because the whole thing is one, big, terrible joke being played on the public. I'm sorry, not a joke, rather an abuse perpetrated on the public. Pisstole sits in his office laughing his arse off all day long thinking about the stuff he's getting away with, all the while doing Sieg Heil's to the portrait of Napolitano.
That and they're trying to avoid the embarrassment of this sort of photograph in the future:

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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 12:04 pm
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Is there some reason the TSA doesn't use privacy filters on their screens? It's not 100% effective but it would certainly help.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 12:11 pm
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Is there some reason the TSA doesn't use privacy filters on their screens? It's not 100% effective but it would certainly help.
1. Because they're not too bright(the TSA that is)
2. Their monkeys would not be able to figure out how to apply them
3. TSA personnel would make cutouts with them to put on their glasses
4. They do use them, but they are so SSI that they can only be used in secure areas
5. Because they're TOO effective for such a low price.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 1:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Caradoc
That and they're trying to avoid the embarrassment of this sort of photograph in the future:
Or this:


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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 4:24 pm
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Originally Posted by N965VJ
Or this:


This pic was posted some time ago here. It's not a TSA checkpoint. I believe this was in Europe.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by jtodd
5. Because they're TOO effective for such a low price.
Explains why they also continue to hire unnecessary personnel that don't add to extra security!
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 6:12 pm
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We have bills to cut Medicare and Social Security and nothing to cut the unneeded extra TSA personnel? Wow, do we have our priorities straight!
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 6:23 pm
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Originally Posted by TSO1973
This pic was posted some time ago here. It's not a TSA checkpoint. I believe this was in Europe.
My apologies!

Here's FLL, taken by an FTer no less

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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 6:33 pm
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Originally Posted by N965VJ
My apologies!

Here's FLL, taken by an FTer no less

Certainly makes Broward County Sheriff's Dept. look bad.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 6:38 pm
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Originally Posted by TSO1973
Certainly makes Broward County Sheriff's Dept. look bad.
Point taken! But what of this (from National in 2008)?

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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 6:49 pm
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Point taken! But what of this (from National in 2008)?

Not gonna defend that one. He should at least have his shirt covered up, or better yet, be somewhere out of public view.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 7:41 pm
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Originally Posted by TSO1973
Not gonna defend that one. He should at least have his shirt covered up, or better yet, be somewhere out of public view.
I'm not really that outraged. This must be a really boring job, I suspect this was on a break. TSA should have a decent breakroom for people, maybe that would improve things for everybody.
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