I have a friend who is a cop that is sickened by this. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before one of these TSA jerk off's use their shiny new "badge" to arrest someone, or gain access to somewhere they shouldn't be. Although not technically considered as such, traditionally a badge is looked at by the general public as granting the bearer arrest authority. This gives the uneducated public the impression that a TSA agent has such authority. This is nothing but another feather in the cap of a pathetic agency who has continually proved themselves not only to be worthless, but dangerous as well.