Forum: Internet Links Topic: Latest from the TSA started by: Leisher Posted by Leisher on Jul. 19 2011,06:40
First of all, we didn't post this, but did anyone see the story about the woman who grabbed the TSA employees breast last week? She was being groped and returned the favor. Now she's being charged with felonious sexual assault. Two people LITERALLY doing the same thing, but one is legal and the other is a felony. Onto different news, the government has figured out how to < make some extra cash > out of this TSA nonsense. Posted by GORDON on Jul. 19 2011,06:44
Having a fast lane for people with money will in no way piss off the people in the slow lines.And I assume all elected officials get automatic access to the fast lane. Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 19 2011,15:42
First off, I didn't think it was even possible for the TSA to make me lose any more respect for them. Unbelievable, they did it. At least I could say, "Well, at least most public officials probably have to suffer through this at least once." They took something that everyone needed to do and which wasn't that bad of a hassle, and then ramped it up to the point where they're betting people will PAY (and go through a background check) to avoid the insane status quo. If only the gov't could turn this sort of deviousness upon our foreign and domestic enemies.EDIT: Upon further reflection, the U.S. gov't views most of its citizens as domestic enemies. Asterisk. QUOTE The TSA has said that trusted travelers wouldn't be exempt from random screenings, and this spring said expedited screening might not be available on higher-risk flights or if one of the 460,000 watch list passengers is on the same flight. I say every hacker in the U.S. turns their spambots on the D.C. gov't e-mail list and don't let up until the TSA is disbanded and swept away. Posted by GORDON on Jul. 19 2011,18:36
No federal charges.< http://www.foxnews.com/us....estnews > Sounds like the TSA is going to get theirs, though: QUOTE The TSA issued a written statement Tuesday saying that it won't tolerate assaults on its employees. SO WATCH YOUR BACK. Posted by thibodeaux on Jul. 19 2011,19:40
QUOTE The TSA agent also didn't meet the qualifications of a law enforcement officer LOL@U mall cops! Posted by GORDON on Jul. 20 2011,19:52
TSA is going to claim to stop using the "naked scanners" so people will stop attacking them on it, but there will be absolutely no way for the general public to know whether or not they actually stopped using them.< http://www.foxnews.com/politic....-images > Security Theater is adding theater to the theater. It's very meta. Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 20 2011,22:10
QUOTE “Our top priority is the safety of the traveling public, and TSA constantly strives to explore and implement new technologies that enhance security and strengthen privacy protections for the traveling public,” TSA Administrator John Pistole said in a statement. When I hear that, I think this: ![]() Posted by GORDON on Jul. 21 2011,17:21
New DHS video: white, middle class people are the most likely to be terrorists.< http://www.infowars.com/dhs-vid....rorists > Huh? QUOTE In the course of the 10 minute clip, a myriad of different behaviors are characterized as terrorism, including opposing surveillance, using a video camera, talking to police officers, wearing hoodies, driving vans, writing on a piece of paper, and using a cell phone recording application. Oh, I get it. The things that get TSA agents in trouble. Formation of the DHS was Bush's biggest mistake. QUOTE Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the DHS’ own internal documents list predominantly white conservative groups as the most likely terrorists, such as Ron Paul supporters, gun owners, gold bullion enthusiasts, and a myriad of other comparatively banal political interests that are largely the domain of white middle class Americans. Imagine if they had said, "Brown people of arabic descent were most likely to be terrorists." Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 21 2011,19:47
This propaganda is something Goebbels would be proud of.
Posted by GORDON on Dec. 30 2011,10:09
TSA is getting a < http://www.hstoday.us/briefin....69.html > Good thing this country isn't having fiscal problems or that would be infuriating. Posted by GORDON on Apr. 26 2012,13:38
A couple days ago there was the story of the screaming 4-year-old girl getting the kiddy rubdown, and I just rolled my eyes and thought, "more of the same."But today the TSA is defending their actions. < http://www.google.com/hostedn....df2dfcd > tldr: "Our TSA agents followed proper procedures." These fucking idiots don't seem to realize that their procedures are exactly what everyone hates. Their proper procedures are invasive, unnecessary, and ineffective. Fuck these guys. Posted by GORDON on May 03 2012,11:06
Here's a recap of the bullshit they pulled in just the last week:< http://boingboing.net/2012/05/02/this-week-in-tsa-awfulness-a.html > Posted by thibodeaux on May 03 2012,13:25
Supposedly the war on terror is over. Can we abolish the TSA now?
Posted by GORDON on May 08 2012,20:51
I'm calling it: this was set up by the TSA.< http://www.cnn.com/2012....t=hp_t2 > Posted by thibodeaux on May 09 2012,03:59
I can believe that.QUOTE "This is just another example that threats can appear anywhere, and this is why TSA officers take a closer look at everything," Good God. I'm sure dude was planning to rip Mickey open and start assembling that heater. QUOTE The items were confiscated and the father and son were allowed to continue their flight to Detroit. So, the penalty for this "threat" was...you lose your toys and go free? Posted by TPRJones on May 09 2012,04:03
(thibodeaux @ May 09 2012,05:59) QUOTE So, the penalty for this "threat" was...you lose your toys and go free? Yeah, that's how I know this was 100% staged for PR. If it weren't the whole thing would have been toned much differently, and there'd be hinting about the new youngest Gitmo detainee. Posted by GORDON on May 09 2012,04:34
(TPRJones @ May 09 2012,07:03) QUOTE (thibodeaux @ May 09 2012,05:59) QUOTE So, the penalty for this "threat" was...you lose your toys and go free? Yeah, that's how I know this was 100% staged for PR. If it weren't the whole thing would have been toned much differently, and there'd be hinting about the new youngest Gitmo detainee. Yeah, me too. The toy-thing was all too perfect, and no, no one is going to just walk after that. I really hope some news agency actually follows up on this, and finds the connection between the guy and the TSA. Posted by TheCatt on May 09 2012,05:27
This feels completely fake.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 27 2012,06:06
< Missing iPad ends up in TSA home. >
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 27 2012,07:05
As usual you neocons are skewing the facts and making this seem worse than it really is...This is simply part of Obama's wealth distribution plan. The TSA hires people without iPads, cash, and other luxuries and they get to look through the stuff of people who do own them. If they see something they like, they get to keep it. Meanwhile, the people who have their items taken get the satisfaction of knowing that someone less fortunate has their stuff. Everyone wins! Seriously though, who is shocked by this? The government is running the TSA. They are hiring people with no skills who can't get jobs elsewhere. They pay shit. They also require their agents to have full access to all of your luggage. Who didn't see this problem coming? Posted by Leisher on Oct. 10 2012,14:12
< TSA humiliates dying woman. >But at least they haven't stopped any terrorists yet!!!! (I didn't like the way my punchline was originally worded, thus the edit.) Posted by Malcolm on Oct. 10 2012,15:13
Fuck that entire airport. That's the same place I got bumped behind in the security line because some doucheholes who arrived LATE for their flight got frontsies with the express order of the airport personnel.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 23 2013,12:17
Holy shit! My faith in humanity has been slightly restored...< TSA announces they will be removing full body image scanners. > The best part? They're still going to be used, but the people they'll be scanning will be government workers. I hope they install one in the Capitol building. Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 23 2013,12:33
I'm not exactly congratulating them for taking the dildo a centimetre out of our assholes. When I don't have to take off my shoes, then unpack/repack half my shit at the fucking checkpoints, I might say they're straying towards a road I'd call "improvement."
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 30 2013,07:16
< Guy wins lawsuit against TSA. >
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 30 2013,07:18
QUOTE And while it is tempting to hold that First Amendment rights should acquiesce to national security... Any judge that would even pretend that this is a reasonable temptation is absolutely unfit for the bench. Period. Posted by Leisher on Jan. 30 2013,07:21
Did you see the dissenting view at the end of the article? When I saw it I immediately thought that judge needs to be removed.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 30 2013,07:26
(Leisher @ Jan. 30 2013,09:21) QUOTE Did you see the dissenting view at the end of the article? When I saw it I immediately thought that judge needs to be removed. Fuck the entire legal system in this country. On the flip side... QUOTE According to the suit, while under interrogation, the authorities wanted to know “about his affiliation with, or knowledge of, any terrorist organizations..." ... he would have gotten huge bonus points had he said, "None until I was detained here." Posted by GORDON on Feb. 19 2013,06:07
TSA lying to passengers about the legality of recording them.< http://www.photographyisnotacrime.com/2013....kpoints > Posted by Malcolm on Feb. 19 2013,07:19
Stop hating freedom, commie.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 31 2013,11:53
< TSA agents sleep on the job and don't show up for work. >What a monumental success this department has been, huh?! Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 31 2013,12:14
8.78 employee misconduct events per day. Awesome.QUOTE Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., the chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and management efficiency, said on Wednesday that a few bad employees contributed to a poor public perception for the agency. “While I know that there are many thousands of hardworking, dedicated employees working at airports throughout the country, and it’s unfair to generalize to the whole workforce, unfortunately a few bad apples can ruin the bunch,” Duncan said. Right. That's why 99% of the TSA workers I've met are professionals. QUOTE “These findings are especially hard to stomach since so many Americans todays [sic] are sick of being groped, interrogated, and treated like criminals when passing through checkpoints.” This is his very next sentence, which directly contradicts the first. Or are those few bad workers the only ones involved in every single complaint? Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 31 2013,12:27
16% of TSA workers are under investigation for misconduct.That's a lot of bad apples, especially when you consider just how bad things have to be before they even start an investigation. There's probably four times that many that need to be investigated but aren't yet. |