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TSA to conduct additional training after passenger is allowed on a flight with two boxcutters, agency says
The Transportation Security Administration is admitting multiple failures and is instituting alerts to security officers at airports nationwide after a man got through a checkpoint with two box cutters. The move comes as passengers are expected to flood airports ahead of Thanksgiving. (www.cnn.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
But yet I was practically strip searched in Dulles because of a little bag of extra cash pinned to my bra not enough to even cause a lump. I did that because we were just leaving on our vacatio abd I didn't want $500 in foreign currency in my purse to get stolen. Then at Dublin I was pulled out again because of a hip implant (they only had the old metal detectors istead of new technology). I am so done with air travel.
True story..... I flew with the same bag monthly for at least 4 years.... while clearing security in Florida the agent pulled out a Leatherman multitool with knife....full of junk from the bottom of the bag as I had put it in there when I got it ( I used the bag for other things and totally forgot that the Leatherman was in there ) I said to the agent... "congrats! I forgot I put it in there and you're the FIRST one to find it in 4 years ( I remembered when I put it in there ) I subsequently went back out of security...mailed it home.. I was more than shocked it took that long....it is stainless steel ( maybe a reason ??)
I had a similar experience at SAT. My leatherman was found at the bottom of my computer bag that I had been flying with on the inbound leg and for several flights and months previous. I told the TSA agent he could have it since I didn't have time to go back out and mail it to myself. AGent delcined but I'm sure it was in his pocket as soon as I was gone.
TSA is a total waste of tax $$. They have prevented not 1 event and it is a typical govenrment agency to make the sheep feel good. Millions of people fly, 1 guy lights his foot on fire and EVERYONE has to take off their shoes. Typical gov resonse. 1 person craps thier pants and everyone gets diapers. K9s sniffin everyone as they go by would be more effective looking for explosives etc.
TSA is a total waste of tax $$. They have prevented not 1 event and it is a typical govenrment agency to make the sheep feel good. Millions of people fly, 1 guy lights his foot on fire and EVERYONE has to take off their shoes. Typical gov resonse. 1 person craps thier pants and everyone gets diapers. K9s sniffin everyone as they go by would be more effective looking for explosives etc.
Same thing happened to me this summer in Atlanta. I think the knife was in the bag for 5 or 6 trips in the past.
in fairness, when closed up, the Leatherman looks like a rectangle and all the "tools" are folded inside of it...maybe hard to see ?
Good thoughts! Nice to see a positive person giving the benefit of the doubt. We should have a beer sometime...I still think TSA are idiots and your incident (obviously) was a fluke. :-)
Here are the requirements for becoming a TSA agent. Considering that they are the last line of defense between us and mass casualty, the requirements might be a little more stringent. You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National and at least 18 years of age, pass a drug screening, medical evaluation, and background investigation, subject to post-employment random drug and/or alcohol testing, must be registered for Selective Service (males born after 12/31/59), must be available to work various shifts and overtime, as needed, and mandatory travel for training and occasional travel may be required. Except for the age 18 requirement and Selective Service registration, kids have the same requirements to work part-time at the mall during the holidays. Just sayin’.