TSA: Thousands Standing Around (and then radiating you)
17th November 2010
I’ve always had an issue with the Theatrical Security Administration. In my opinion, if we were concerned with anything other than creating the illusion of security, we would lay-off half of the TSA agents, hire bomb and chemical-sniffing dogs to check the plane after boarding and cargo hold, and put a US Marshal on every flight – in addition to requiring full searches for airport personnel and their vehicles. As it stands now, airport personnel – restaurant workers, baggage handlers, etc – are not subject to the same security requirements as passengers, and oftentimes only have to wave their badges in order to get into the secure areas of the airport.
And, of course, any smart terrorist would work through the maintenance system to plant explosives, rather than try to sneak them on the plane as a passenger. But I guess we’re only interested in catching the dumb ones.
November 18th, 2010 at 11:40
We’re interested in (1) providing secure union jobs, (2) soaking up federal taxpayer money, and (3) looking busy. Actually doing the necessary work to catch a terrorist is completely off the radar.