TSA Invasion!

[PHL BULL]

This time Gabby it happens to be true. They held up the legislation for weeks. I'm no fan of either party as I'm a Libertarian so I don't have a dog in the Republicrat fight. I predicted that if the security were run by the Feds we'ed end up with the jack booted thugs we currently have.

The "Trained Shoe Analysts" are an absolute joke. Most are wannabe law enforcement types who couldn't pass the psych screen for a real Law enforcement job. To date the only thing they have thwarted is airline customers and now airline employees ability to begin their travel or work day with a positive and pleasant experience.

The key to security is good solid police work not a bunch of law enforcement wannabe's.

This blatant erosion of basic civil liberties is what my uncle landed on Normandy to prevent.
Judging from the decline in organized Labor I'd say Big Labor has had about all the help from the Democrat they can stand. Face facts, Labor doesn't have the type of cash required to attract any meaningful change just enough lip service to keep the money flowing in a specific direction

great post...did you catch the CNBC story on AA TSA check points are a dog and pony show at best...TSA should worry more about the cargo than a crewmember going to work...

 

[Prince of PAWOBs]

Since BadChooChoo and I pass each other quite often, I know what Choo is talking about.

PIT has hired rent-a-cops to perform this function at odd times, but they seem to be most interested in the PSA operation at the airport. I have not seen these guys checking any of the other airlines that use PIT. The WN people seem to be immune to the searches altogether from my vantage point in the terminal.

I doubt that weapons and drugs are flowing from the A-concourse in Pittsburgh, but that seems to be the excuse for checking personnel leaving US Airways Express' breakroom. Actually, if someone did have a weapon when they exited for the end of their shift, the rent-a-cops would be horribly outmatched: The r-a-c's don't appear to have any weapons and the Express people are in very good physical shape for the most part. Failing that, I'm sure the r-a-c's would easily give in for a fix.

It would appear that the best way to check the employees would be to disallow airlines other than US from entering the SIDA areas from their baggage claim areas. US employees either aren't allowed or are subject to search. OA's do not seem to be subject to the same treatment in PIT.

 

[diogenes]

Ummm, the private sector was screening prior to TSA, and we saw how that went.

Not taking up for TSA - I have seen them work, which is the basis for my first response to this thread.

So I guess my answer, Alex, for $600 is "none of the above!" 😉