Fired by TSA
No, not for stealing or groping or anything like that. They were fired because they failed to perform random screenings last year.
And the TSA admits that those random screens are useless anyway:
Castelveter said it’s important to note that every person who flew through the airport was screened.
“It’s the random secondary that did not happen,” he said. “At no time was a traveler’s safety at risk and there was no impact on flight operations.”
Then what’s the point of it, Sparky?
June 5th, 2012 at 10:26 am
A heck of an admission: 1) Our goal is safety. 2) We didn’t do our job. 3) Safety was not affected.
So, umm, what are you there for?
June 5th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Fired for NOT stealing and groping?
June 5th, 2012 at 11:54 pm
I opt’d out of the millimeter wave body scanner today in SFO and they took me through a gate to do the pat down but never put me through the metal detector. Seeing that the pat down only covered 75% of my body it’s rediculous that thy felt a metal detector wasn’t needed. Makes me laugh that they spend 5 mins on my waist band but will never pat down the bottom of my socks.
June 6th, 2012 at 9:33 am
Flying from Harlingen, Texas last November. After everyone had cleared security and was waiting at the gate, TSA came through with a machine that detects drug residue on skin and clothing. Several flyers were asked if they would voluntarily submit to testing. The, I watched the dolt who was operating the machine take a swab of a woman’s hands and walk to different area of the waiting area to test the sample. He did this outside of her presence and without wearing gloves himself. Why is this a big deal? Well, I operate one of those screening machines from time to time and I know how easy it is to have a sample tampered with. The TSA is staffed with bufoons and AA hires who couldn’t operate a snow cone machine. If you are ever asked to submit to this testing, make sure the agent wears gloves and that you sample stays in your field of vision at all times.
June 6th, 2012 at 9:41 am
(Corrected version, sorry.)
Flying from Harlingen, Texas last November. After everyone had cleared security and was waiting at the gate, TSA came through with a machine that detects drug residue on skin and clothing. Several flyers were asked if they would voluntarily submit to testing. Then, I watched the dolt who was operating the machine take a swab of a woman’s hands and walk to different area of the waiting area to test the sample. He did this outside of her presence and without wearing gloves himself. Why is this a big deal? Well, I operate one of those screening machines from time to time and I know how easy it is to have a sample tampered with even accidentally (Most 20 dollar bills contain enough cocaine residue to register a positive reading on your hands after touching them). The TSA is staffed with bufoons and AA hires who couldn’t operate a snow cone machine. If you are ever asked to submit to this testing, make sure the agent wears gloves and that your sample stays in your field of vision at all times.