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The joke called TSA
Your tax dollars at work
HARTSFIELD ORDEAL Our sympathies go out to anyone caught in the incredible mess at Hartsfield International Airport on Saturday. I'm told that literally thousands missed flights because there weren't enough TSA screeners on duty to get the job done. Here is just one of the emails we've received about Saturday's Hartsfield Hell: I took my 77 year old parents to Hartsf-Jack airport Saturday. we got there over 2 hrs. ahead of time (you know how old people have to be early) flight was 3:20 and we arrived outside the Airtran counter at 1:20. thank goodness we were early since the cops there had traffic blocked past the parking lots. parents picked for random screening. both have heart problems and dad has diabetes as well as a hip problem. screening took 1.5 hours and they missed their flight. they just got on a flight now (11:00 pm) after 10 hours. both parents are Irish German with an American name. not Muhammad. I am so ****ed. what are the odds that they will come to visit my family again after this ordeal? (Donna C.) Like the Israeli security expert said; Americans have it all wrong. We look for terrorists. They look for weapons. There is no way these 77-year-olds should have been singled out like this, but political correctness being the rule these TSA types can't spend their time actually looking for those who really would present a threat. There's another way to look at this. When a passenger walks up to an Israeli security checkpoint the Israeli security personnel are actually trained to observe the passenger, talk to the passenger, ask pertinent questions and make a judgment as to whether or not this particular person would constitute a threat. Now that I think about it, maybe were better off with our security agents strip-searching each passenger rather than actually trying to use their heads to make an individual judgment. |
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And here is another example of your tax dollars at work....
But the good news they did detect 100 percent of all nail clippers. Fake Bomb Foils TSA, too A week after French airport authorities lost track of a wad of plastic explosives during a training exercise, TSA screeners at Newark International Airport committed a similar flub, according to the Associated Press. Last Tuesday a fake bomb, complete with wires, detonator and timer, but no actual explosives, was planted in a bag for training purposes. While a baggage scanning machine set off an alarm, TSA agents apparently lost track of the bag and were unable to recover it before baggage handlers loaded it onto a flight to Amsterdam. Airport officials in Amsterdam were able to snag the fake bomb, and the TSA says no one was ever in danger. However, the Newark Star-Ledger newspaper reported that over the summer, screeners at Newark allegedly failed to detect a quarter of all fake explosives planted in bags during weekly tests. "Spockstuto" wrote in message ... Your tax dollars at work HARTSFIELD ORDEAL Our sympathies go out to anyone caught in the incredible mess at Hartsfield International Airport on Saturday. I'm told that literally thousands missed flights because there weren't enough TSA screeners on duty to get the job done. Here is just one of the emails we've received about Saturday's Hartsfield Hell: I took my 77 year old parents to Hartsf-Jack airport Saturday. we got there over 2 hrs. ahead of time (you know how old people have to be early) flight was 3:20 and we arrived outside the Airtran counter at 1:20. thank goodness we were early since the cops there had traffic blocked past the parking lots. parents picked for random screening. both have heart problems and dad has diabetes as well as a hip problem. screening took 1.5 hours and they missed their flight. they just got on a flight now (11:00 pm) after 10 hours. both parents are Irish German with an American name. not Muhammad. I am so ****ed. what are the odds that they will come to visit my family again after this ordeal? (Donna C.) Like the Israeli security expert said; Americans have it all wrong. We look for terrorists. They look for weapons. There is no way these 77-year-olds should have been singled out like this, but political correctness being the rule these TSA types can't spend their time actually looking for those who really would present a threat. There's another way to look at this. When a passenger walks up to an Israeli security checkpoint the Israeli security personnel are actually trained to observe the passenger, talk to the passenger, ask pertinent questions and make a judgment as to whether or not this particular person would constitute a threat. Now that I think about it, maybe were better off with our security agents strip-searching each passenger rather than actually trying to use their heads to make an individual judgment. |
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Spockstuto wrote: Your tax dollars at work (SNIP) Now that I think about it, maybe were better off with our security agents strip-searching each passenger rather than actually trying to use their heads to make an individual judgment. Unfortunately, "effective" is also known as "racial profiling". If they singled out the following for close scruitiny, the legal system in our country would not permit it: Young adult and middle age adult non-resident arab appearing men with Arabic surnames. This is the profile of the group that committed the 9/11 atrocities and is the target population for recruiting by terrorist causes. I've been selected several times for "random" screening. Once was immediately post 9/11 when they were using line guys to bolster the gate staff. I made eye contact as he walked the line. Tag.. You're it. The other times were the result of same day, one way, cash tickets (air ambulance crew riding commercial home after repositioning). I was wearing my uniform and had my Part 135 operation's ID badge on. I also was the only one out of my crew who was thanked by the screeners for not giving them a hard time. I'm not defending the TSA. However, the same legal system that we look towards for "fair" treatment also looks dimly on some of our most effective methods for ensuring security. Dave |
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Unfortunately, "effective" is also known as "racial profiling". Another case where political correctness has subverted simple logic. Even children don't go fishing in areas where there are no fish because it's a waste of time and money. However, to be "PC," it is national policy that we waste huge amounts of time and money searching people who have a negligible chance of being hijackers. Which, of course, reduces the time and money available to actually work on catching potential highjackers. Net result: Less safety, higher cost. |
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Dave S wrote: Spockstuto wrote: Your tax dollars at work (SNIP) Now that I think about it, maybe were better off with our security agents strip-searching each passenger rather than actually trying to use their heads to make an individual judgment. Unfortunately, "effective" is also known as "racial profiling". If they singled out the following for close scruitiny, the legal system in our country would not permit it: Bin laden counts on our legal system not permitting such common sense precautions. |
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wrote in message ... So? I think the profiling advocates favor the singling out of young Arab Muslims, because they once acted as terrorists. So why not young white christians when they do the same? How do you identify a Christian? |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message nk.net... How do you identify a Christian? From the National ID cards we'll be required to carry. |
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In article et,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: wrote in message ... So? I think the profiling advocates favor the singling out of young Arab Muslims, because they once acted as terrorists. So why not young white christians when they do the same? How do you identify a Christian? One of the mantas of security is that you can identify somebody by "Something they have, something they know, something they are". As for the latter, when only Jews were circumcised, identifying the Christians was easy. Think about that the next time you object to being patted down :-) |
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"Roy Smith" wrote in message ... One of the mantas of security is that you can identify somebody by "Something they have, something they know, something they are". As for the latter, when only Jews were circumcised, identifying the Christians was easy. That assumes one is either Jew or Christian. |
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