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TSA searching parked cars at airports?
Laurie Iacuzza walked to her waiting car at the Greater Rochester International Airport after returning from a trip and that's when she found it -- a notice saying her car was inspected after she left for her flight. She said, “I was furious. They never mentioned it to me when I booked the valet or when I picked up the car or when I dropped it off.” Iacuzza's car was inspected by valet attendants on orders from the TSA. But why only valet parked cars? That's what News10NBC wanted… (www.whec.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Do Valet Parking Attendants even have a clue what they are looking for?
One would think they are looking for explosive devices that could be detonated remotely when the car is moved and left in front of terminal for easy customer pickup.
They could give customers the choice to walk or take a shuttle to a distant lot (or the parking deck). Then the inspection wouldn't be necessary.
Allowing customers to choose in advance between these options would create less controversy than getting a search tag after the fact.
In many other airports, they won't even consider the possibility that customer cars would be delivered to the terminal (for security reasons).
They could give customers the choice to walk or take a shuttle to a distant lot (or the parking deck). Then the inspection wouldn't be necessary.
Allowing customers to choose in advance between these options would create less controversy than getting a search tag after the fact.
In many other airports, they won't even consider the possibility that customer cars would be delivered to the terminal (for security reasons).
I wonder when they filled out the job application if there was an area where they needed experience in handling explosives
Handling wouldn't be part of the job. They'd have to call in police and bomb squad if they saw anything potentially suspicious.
I suspect the idea is to identify the explosive device before the car is delivered to the terminal, not after it is detonated.
If they just stopped delivering the cars to the terminal, then they'd stop all this snooping in people's cars, which is bending people out of shape.
I suspect the idea is to identify the explosive device before the car is delivered to the terminal, not after it is detonated.
If they just stopped delivering the cars to the terminal, then they'd stop all this snooping in people's cars, which is bending people out of shape.
This is my home airport, and let me tell you all, people here are livid.
The most disturbing thing about this story is not that TSA is forcing private citizens (maybe citizens) to do their snooping, but that the car owner "doesn't mind" having her rights shredded, as long as she knows it is happening. Too many of us "don't mind" that the government is usurping all of our constitutional rights.