Petition to Not Arm TSA Agents
11-06-2013 | 04:35 AM
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From: Babysitter
Thousands Standing Around...........I would be scared to death of them actually having weapons.....not exactly the best people to be armed with minimum training....How many accidental discharges would there be, my guess, many.
11-06-2013 | 06:53 AM
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
You could arm a small percentage, just so you'd have one guy on shift with a piece. There are enough ex-mil, LEO, etc in their ranks that you could do that safely.
But do we even need the expense? What laws would TSA have jurisdiction over? We already have local cops at essentially every airport, and TSA would have to call those folks anyway for many disruptive pax who don't manage to violate a federal law.
Most pax problems occur at the gate or on the airplane, after they liquored up, bumped from their flight, etc.
11-07-2013 | 05:12 PM
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11-09-2013 | 03:28 AM
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I refer to them as "Screener" whenever I can. i.e. "Excuse me, Screener. Do you want this tub?"
11-09-2013 | 08:24 PM
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11-10-2013 | 07:55 AM
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Well, here's a start on the many reasons why TSA agents SHOULDN'T be armed.
TSA Agent Confuses Pepper Spray With Laser Pointer, With Comic Results: Gothamist
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