TSA checking employees.
Mar 13, 2007 | 10:24 pm
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TSA checking employees.
Now to make some you happy:
TSA now doing random employee checks. Items taken from an employees lunch. A soft drink & yougart. They said the yougart was a liquid.
I hope you all feel safer now & are happy!
TSA now doing random employee checks. Items taken from an employees lunch. A soft drink & yougart. They said the yougart was a liquid.
I hope you all feel safer now & are happy!
Mar 13, 2007 | 10:40 pm
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Mar 14, 2007 | 7:57 am
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I'll feel safer when the TSA is disbanded. I don't trust or expect the TSA to effectively police its own any more than I trust or expect or want them to effectively police everyone else.
Mar 15, 2007 | 11:58 pm
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Mar 16, 2007 | 9:02 am
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Mar 17, 2007 | 8:33 am
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I'm waiting for some reporter type to realize the two-tier structure that exists at most major airports:
1. Casual employees, such as bookstores, cleaning, suppliers, etc. who may work at the airport for a few days or a few weeks before disappearing into thin air. There are not enough hours in the day to do complete background checks on these employees and the cost of any thorough check would be more than they ever earn in wages. These are the employees with no verifiable addresses or even phone numbers. They may not have access to the most sensitive areas, but have abundant capacity to act as mules.
2. Long-term employees, who typically would easily pass a routine criminal background check regardless of their affiliations. These are the people who know the infrastructure inside and out and who have the most useful intelligence and casual access to sensitive areas.
The current security checking goes right in between the two groups missing both.
1. Casual employees, such as bookstores, cleaning, suppliers, etc. who may work at the airport for a few days or a few weeks before disappearing into thin air. There are not enough hours in the day to do complete background checks on these employees and the cost of any thorough check would be more than they ever earn in wages. These are the employees with no verifiable addresses or even phone numbers. They may not have access to the most sensitive areas, but have abundant capacity to act as mules.
2. Long-term employees, who typically would easily pass a routine criminal background check regardless of their affiliations. These are the people who know the infrastructure inside and out and who have the most useful intelligence and casual access to sensitive areas.
The current security checking goes right in between the two groups missing both.
Mar 17, 2007 | 9:55 am
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Mar 17, 2007 | 10:07 am
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I'm waiting for some reporter type to realize the two-tier structure that exists at most major airports:
1. Casual employees, such as bookstores, cleaning, suppliers, etc. who may work at the airport for a few days or a few weeks before disappearing into thin air. There are not enough hours in the day to do complete background checks on these employees and the cost of any thorough check would be more than they ever earn in wages. These are the employees with no verifiable addresses or even phone numbers. They may not have access to the most sensitive areas, but have abundant capacity to act as mules.
2. Long-term employees, who typically would easily pass a routine criminal background check regardless of their affiliations. These are the people who know the infrastructure inside and out and who have the most useful intelligence and casual access to sensitive areas.
The current security checking goes right in between the two groups missing both.
1. Casual employees, such as bookstores, cleaning, suppliers, etc. who may work at the airport for a few days or a few weeks before disappearing into thin air. There are not enough hours in the day to do complete background checks on these employees and the cost of any thorough check would be more than they ever earn in wages. These are the employees with no verifiable addresses or even phone numbers. They may not have access to the most sensitive areas, but have abundant capacity to act as mules.
2. Long-term employees, who typically would easily pass a routine criminal background check regardless of their affiliations. These are the people who know the infrastructure inside and out and who have the most useful intelligence and casual access to sensitive areas.
The current security checking goes right in between the two groups missing both.
Yet another example of the Kabuki security nature of TSA "screening". This worthless waste of $5-$6 billion annually is just for show. Make a big display of screening passengers at checkpoints but ignore cargo, employees, perimeter, etc. Oh well, shoes off and confiscating liquids looks impressive.
Mar 17, 2007 | 3:07 pm
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I'm waiting for some reporter type to realize the two-tier structure that exists at most major airports:
1. Casual employees, such as bookstores, cleaning, suppliers, etc. who may work at the airport for a few days or a few weeks before disappearing into thin air. There are not enough hours in the day to do complete background checks on these employees and the cost of any thorough check would be more than they ever earn in wages. These are the employees with no verifiable addresses or even phone numbers. They may not have access to the most sensitive areas, but have abundant capacity to act as mules.
1. Casual employees, such as bookstores, cleaning, suppliers, etc. who may work at the airport for a few days or a few weeks before disappearing into thin air. There are not enough hours in the day to do complete background checks on these employees and the cost of any thorough check would be more than they ever earn in wages. These are the employees with no verifiable addresses or even phone numbers. They may not have access to the most sensitive areas, but have abundant capacity to act as mules.
Casual employees who work inside the secure area do have backgorund checks and hold SIDA badges.
The background check includes a FBI fingerprint check.
Mar 17, 2007 | 3:37 pm
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Sensible screening for all (guns, bombs), harassment (shoes, liquids, IDs, boarding passes) for none. It's the only sensible solution.