musing on sharps and security
Sep 2, 2003 | 6:23 pm
#46
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spiff:
Why don't we search everyone who leaves their home for any reason? It will make us so much safer and all of us will live longer! Why don't we search everyone's home from time to time? It will make us so much safer and everyone will live longer! And tight security? Well then, why don't we administer a good rectal cavity search to each traveler? There's some nice tight security that is bound to please! And make things _so much safer_.
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Why don't we search everyone who leaves their home for any reason? It will make us so much safer and all of us will live longer! Why don't we search everyone's home from time to time? It will make us so much safer and everyone will live longer! And tight security? Well then, why don't we administer a good rectal cavity search to each traveler? There's some nice tight security that is bound to please! And make things _so much safer_.
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Sep 2, 2003 | 7:24 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TruePatriot:
I am an employee of the TSA and find a few of the postings disturbing to say the least. The traveling public has no idea how many holes there are in the system. I am merely trying to plug the largest. I have the daunting task to ensure that when your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and significant others board there plane, that there aren't any potential weapons available to repeat the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001. I am aware that there are problems in the system, I am sure your employer had problems within it's organization in the beginning. Also understand, I take no pleasure in harrassing anyone, let alone my fellow Americans. I am an eleven year Army Infantry Veteran of two campaigns, injured during the June 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. I think I have more than served my country with distinction. Let us work out the flaws, don't look at it as being inconvenienced to undergo screening, look upon it as you doing your civic duty to your God and Country. Our screeners are amongst the finest people I have had the honor to serve with (minus a few of course), don't let our bad apples spoil your opinion of us all. I promise no one will lose there life because of passenger screening (or lack thereof) from my airport. God Bless All.
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I am an employee of the TSA and find a few of the postings disturbing to say the least. The traveling public has no idea how many holes there are in the system. I am merely trying to plug the largest. I have the daunting task to ensure that when your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and significant others board there plane, that there aren't any potential weapons available to repeat the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001. I am aware that there are problems in the system, I am sure your employer had problems within it's organization in the beginning. Also understand, I take no pleasure in harrassing anyone, let alone my fellow Americans. I am an eleven year Army Infantry Veteran of two campaigns, injured during the June 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. I think I have more than served my country with distinction. Let us work out the flaws, don't look at it as being inconvenienced to undergo screening, look upon it as you doing your civic duty to your God and Country. Our screeners are amongst the finest people I have had the honor to serve with (minus a few of course), don't let our bad apples spoil your opinion of us all. I promise no one will lose there life because of passenger screening (or lack thereof) from my airport. God Bless All.
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Sep 2, 2003 | 7:31 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TruePatriot:
I am an employee of the TSA and find a few of the postings disturbing to say the least. The traveling public has no idea how many holes there are in the system. I am merely trying to plug the largest. I have the daunting task to ensure that when your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and significant others board there plane, that there aren't any potential weapons available to repeat the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001. I am aware that there are problems in the system, I am sure your employer had problems within it's organization in the beginning. Also understand, I take no pleasure in harrassing anyone, let alone my fellow Americans. I am an eleven year Army Infantry Veteran of two campaigns, injured during the June 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. I think I have more than served my country with distinction. Let us work out the flaws, don't look at it as being inconvenienced to undergo screening, look upon it as you doing your civic duty to your God and Country. Our screeners are amongst the finest people I have had the honor to serve with (minus a few of course), don't let our bad apples spoil your opinion of us all. I promise no one will lose there life because of passenger screening (or lack thereof) from my airport. God Bless All.
A TSA Screener</font>
I am an employee of the TSA and find a few of the postings disturbing to say the least. The traveling public has no idea how many holes there are in the system. I am merely trying to plug the largest. I have the daunting task to ensure that when your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and significant others board there plane, that there aren't any potential weapons available to repeat the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001. I am aware that there are problems in the system, I am sure your employer had problems within it's organization in the beginning. Also understand, I take no pleasure in harrassing anyone, let alone my fellow Americans. I am an eleven year Army Infantry Veteran of two campaigns, injured during the June 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. I think I have more than served my country with distinction. Let us work out the flaws, don't look at it as being inconvenienced to undergo screening, look upon it as you doing your civic duty to your God and Country. Our screeners are amongst the finest people I have had the honor to serve with (minus a few of course), don't let our bad apples spoil your opinion of us all. I promise no one will lose there life because of passenger screening (or lack thereof) from my airport. God Bless All.
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Sep 3, 2003 | 10:55 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TruePatriot:
I am an employee of the TSA and find a few of the postings disturbing to say the least. The traveling public has no idea how many holes there are in the system. I am merely trying to plug the largest. I have the daunting task to ensure that when your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and significant others board there plane, that there aren't any potential weapons available to repeat the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001. I am aware that there are problems in the system, I am sure your employer had problems within it's organization in the beginning. Also understand, I take no pleasure in harrassing anyone, let alone my fellow Americans. I am an eleven year Army Infantry Veteran of two campaigns, injured during the June 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. I think I have more than served my country with distinction. Let us work out the flaws, don't look at it as being inconvenienced to undergo screening, look upon it as you doing your civic duty to your God and Country. Our screeners are amongst the finest people I have had the honor to serve with (minus a few of course), don't let our bad apples spoil your opinion of us all. I promise no one will lose there life because of passenger screening (or lack thereof) from my airport. God Bless All.
A TSA Screener</font>
I am an employee of the TSA and find a few of the postings disturbing to say the least. The traveling public has no idea how many holes there are in the system. I am merely trying to plug the largest. I have the daunting task to ensure that when your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and significant others board there plane, that there aren't any potential weapons available to repeat the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001. I am aware that there are problems in the system, I am sure your employer had problems within it's organization in the beginning. Also understand, I take no pleasure in harrassing anyone, let alone my fellow Americans. I am an eleven year Army Infantry Veteran of two campaigns, injured during the June 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. I think I have more than served my country with distinction. Let us work out the flaws, don't look at it as being inconvenienced to undergo screening, look upon it as you doing your civic duty to your God and Country. Our screeners are amongst the finest people I have had the honor to serve with (minus a few of course), don't let our bad apples spoil your opinion of us all. I promise no one will lose there life because of passenger screening (or lack thereof) from my airport. God Bless All.
A TSA Screener</font>
Another thing to keep in mind - the TSA does not possess a monopoly on patriotic veterans - there are many million of us flying all the time - and your agency's presumption that we are all terrorists on the non-sterile side of the checkpoint but safe to pass once on the sterile side (after you have searched for anything sharp and pointy) is an infantile system. You aren't doing the Lord's work, after all.
