TSA and Paperwork in your luggage
Sep 21, 2012 | 10:25 am
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Maybe the paperwork appeared on xray to be a box of korans...
Sep 21, 2012 | 2:16 pm
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Fact is that paper presents as an organic on our x-ray systems. Not usually a problem. Large stacks of paper present as dense organics, and several types of explosives do as well. Hence the reason for a more extensive look at your daughters bag.
Kiddie porn is rare, most folks flying and who enjoy that form of entertainment (disturbing as it may be, there are those out there that see it as such) know that it will cause no end of problems for them if discovered by the TSA. Regular porn is as common as grass, we see it all the time.
Kiddie porn is rare, most folks flying and who enjoy that form of entertainment (disturbing as it may be, there are those out there that see it as such) know that it will cause no end of problems for them if discovered by the TSA. Regular porn is as common as grass, we see it all the time.
Sep 21, 2012 | 3:01 pm
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Or was this passenger carrying a really, really thick checkbook?
Sep 21, 2012 | 3:20 pm
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Except when TSA employees fancy themselves being a police detective, and start reading the documents they are looking at.
Or was this passenger carrying a really, really thick checkbook?
Or was this passenger carrying a really, really thick checkbook?
"The new TSA directive reads: "Screening may not be conducted to detect evidence of crimes unrelated to transportation security.""
Right......
Sep 21, 2012 | 6:42 pm
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Right on. Too few terrorists. Have to justify the price of the theater ticket some other way. If there was suddenly a shortage of drugs and guns and artfully-concealed knives, they'd have to start looking for DNA evidence of infidelity or a predisposition to genetic diseases or some other trumped-up rationalization.
Sep 27, 2012 | 11:22 pm
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Thanks to Ron for explaining the basis.
I guess I'd like to see everything defined in terms of security. Then it could be reviewed. The problem seems to be anyone can make up any reason for security. "Oh your credit cards are made of plastic, and so are explosives."
Unreasonable searches. This was the basis of the Second Amendment. Hopefully one of these days the Second Amendment catches up, but ten years on from 9/11 we aren't there yet.
Sep 28, 2012 | 6:28 pm
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Sep 28, 2012 | 6:31 pm
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Books are made of paper. Pretty soon we won't be allowed to carry books anymore.
Thanks to Ron for explaining the basis.
I guess I'd like to see everything defined in terms of security. Then it could be reviewed. The problem seems to be anyone can make up any reason for security. "Oh your credit cards are made of plastic, and so are explosives."
Unreasonable searches. This was the basis of the Second Amendment. Hopefully one of these days the Second Amendment catches up, but ten years on from 9/11 we aren't there yet.
Thanks to Ron for explaining the basis.
I guess I'd like to see everything defined in terms of security. Then it could be reviewed. The problem seems to be anyone can make up any reason for security. "Oh your credit cards are made of plastic, and so are explosives."
Unreasonable searches. This was the basis of the Second Amendment. Hopefully one of these days the Second Amendment catches up, but ten years on from 9/11 we aren't there yet.
Sep 28, 2012 | 7:51 pm
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Translation: our expensive machines are useless.
Sep 28, 2012 | 10:31 pm
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Sep 29, 2012 | 6:25 am
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I'll bet he could even tell the difference between a hair dryer and ....whatever. Probably knew how to tell a laptop from an 'organic' pile of papers, too.
Sep 29, 2012 | 6:45 am
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Sep 29, 2012 | 8:57 am
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You have to view this from TSA's side.
They are part of a group of people of which most have nothing to do. Even the lowest forms of life can remain idle for so long and then have to move. This requires they look busy in order to keep their job.
Trying to look busy results in;
Searching for items other than Aviation Threats.
Gate Searches.
Wandering the Concourses.
Running useless Drills, and Proceedures.
Secondary Screening.
and the list goes on & on.
They are part of a group of people of which most have nothing to do. Even the lowest forms of life can remain idle for so long and then have to move. This requires they look busy in order to keep their job.
Trying to look busy results in;
Searching for items other than Aviation Threats.
Gate Searches.
Wandering the Concourses.
Running useless Drills, and Proceedures.
Secondary Screening.
and the list goes on & on.
Last edited by Houston.Business; Sep 29, 2012 at 2:11 pm Reason: Fix typos