Originally Posted by
MD11HOG
Longboarder:
"You may see a bunch of guys/girls with GEDs at the scanners but you should realize that there are people in TSA who are a hell of a lot smarter than you at protecting airports/airplanes/the public.
just my 2 cents...go ahead and flame away.
OK
No, I see the bottom part of a huge, wasteful and self serving bureaucracy. Please tell me how the top bureaucrats were picked. At least do a little research and then you will know they were horse show executives or *** kissers deluxe and had some powerful friends. Please tell me how much the balloon arches at their first executive slap each other on the back party cost. Balloon arches are critical to national security. They were handing out bonuses for taking my nail clippers away. I can't carry a golf club now but there is a crash ax in my cockpit. Oh, and I used to to be trusted with nukes but now I have to take off my shoes before I ride on a airliner. Did you read the story about them not letting a former Governor on an airliner because HIS Medal of Honor had sharp edges? If you want to defend them, please show me some accomplishments. Never mistake motion for accomplishment. In seven years they have caught how many terrorist?
PS Thanks for the 11 years of real service to the country.[/quote]
Okay I will not even attempt to argue political appointments with you or try and justify what are obviously asinine examples of leadership/decision making. That being said this is a snapshot of this week off the TSA propaganda site, oops I mean website:
TSA Week at a Glance (July 14, 2008 - July 20, 2008)
10 passengers were arrested due to suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents
22 firearms found at checkpoints
3 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints
12 incidents that involved a checkpoint closure, terminal evacuation or sterile area breach
I would call that a deterrent if nothing else.
I am trying to point out, and failing to do so I guess, that even though TSA may not be doing a great job at it airport security is still important and being inconvenienced randomly is small in the bigger picture of things.
PS thank you for your service as well.