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Originally Posted by mulieri (Post 16934440)

Pehaps a little off topic, but...

I saw a TSA "Exposives Detection K-9" vehicle this week. It was made to resemble a police cruiser with the exception that there are no lights on top. If this was only for the transportation of dogs and/or trainers why would it need to replicate a squad car???

I'm afraid the scope creep of these creeps continues. Regardless of what pilot program is advertised to ease our concerns, big brother is not backing off.

It is getting worse.

I'm not aware of the stats, yet I'm hearing that there's no TSA K9, some K9 from other divisions of the DHS, and the rest is local/county/state that took the DHS funds to create/augment their K9. I'd be very interested to know if the vehicle was really a TSA K9, had peel-off stickers, or was another DHS/LEO agency.

+1 on "if 12yo-, why not 12yo+, right out of the gate?". What does age have to do with it? Shoe size, type, material, construction, etc... that makes sense. Age? Still trying to figure that one out.

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Originally Posted by sbagdon (Post 17124466)

There are TSA K-9 units. They are hired directly by TSA, work for TSA. Now, DHS DOES provide funds for other K-9 units, as you bring up, but TSA K-9 units have been there since near the beginning. And for those who do so, its hard to call it mission creep since they have been there from the start - your didn't, the person you responded to did. ;)