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Reimagine TSA to protect travelers
We should consider what to do about the excruciatingly long security screening lines at airports around the country that have resulted in thousands of passengers missing their flights. Travelers have every right to be frustrated and angry at yet another government failure. (www.usatoday.com) Más...
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(1) It's not that travellers don't want to spend $25 to check in a bag (big airlines usually don't charge that), but that the passengers don't want to wait 30 minutes for their bags after arriving! Perhaps the airlines should hire enough baggages handlers such that the bags are there and waiting for the passengers by the time the passengers get to the baggage carousel. Speed that up, and then no one will want to deal with carrying a bag onboard. (2) much, much longer tables are needed before the x-ray machine at TSA to allow passengers more time to pull out their liquid baggies and computers etc. This is a cheap fix. (3) Families with kids, babies... and less abled person, and those with special scanning needs or questions need a separate line to avoid holding up everyone else. (4) Assign boarding priority according to who has the least luggage then those with most luggage might end up having to gate-check their bag anyway.
This may be slightly off topic but it needs to be discussed. Long lines--couldnt we also say that this is all about providing the appropriate motivation to get more people to enroll in TSA Pre? Guess what, in Chicago, i walk past the TSA office regularly and there have been excruiating long lines of people waiting outside a 20 story downtown office building during different parts of the day...the people are being forced to wait outside to enroll in TSA Pre. Follow the $$$ trail. The long lines equals big bucks. Not to mention this, but its also getting lots and lots of law abiding citizens to give their fingerprints to the government.
A new airport screening unit will arrived at various airports to confront terrorists who hide concealed explosives. It is a large reinforced container placed at the security check station with an entrance door at one end and an exit door at the other. There will be a large sign posted at the containers entrance that states ‘If you are carrying any kind of explosive, it will ignite while you are in this container’
When the terrorist enters the container, the reinforced door is tightly closed behind them and screening begins. The unit will cause any explosive device to detonate while the person is being screened within the container. A trap door will open in the floor to deposit the body below then shut. The next person will step in.
So, if you hear a large muffled
'KABOOM!!!
coming from a container at the security station, the next announcement heard will be “Attention standby passengers, we now have a seat available on flight .....…”
What’s not to like?
When the terrorist enters the container, the reinforced door is tightly closed behind them and screening begins. The unit will cause any explosive device to detonate while the person is being screened within the container. A trap door will open in the floor to deposit the body below then shut. The next person will step in.
So, if you hear a large muffled
'KABOOM!!!
coming from a container at the security station, the next announcement heard will be “Attention standby passengers, we now have a seat available on flight .....…”
What’s not to like?
Please do not compare our military to TSA. No slam to TSA but there is no comparison. Again, my point is to have
A process to examine/confirm individuals
who pose little or no threat, ie: undergo
the same background checks as police.
A process to examine/confirm individuals
who pose little or no threat, ie: undergo
the same background checks as police.
Join the police force. They will give you a uniform and badge if you can pass the exams.
I guess you would say you have to earn it.
The TSA is a front line operation. I would say for 15 bucks an hour they take a great risk. No they don't go into battle like a soldier but if you think of the people they have to deal with they are not far off.
I guess you would say you have to earn it.
The TSA is a front line operation. I would say for 15 bucks an hour they take a great risk. No they don't go into battle like a soldier but if you think of the people they have to deal with they are not far off.
Mea culpa to all, ahead of time but this is just way too much to resist:
Rob Peter to Pay Paul??? Too funny.
Rob Peter to Pay Paul??? Too funny.
Your not the first and won't be the last but hey it's Friday.
Figured as much but, hey, I'm weak.
And with your clocks set ahead it is cocktail time.
1,CONGRESS HAS TAKEN $1,500,000,000, ($1.5 BILLION DOLLARS)
Guess why the TSA is short of money, the congress has raided the funding TSA to the extent of about 20% funds earmarked TSA funds
2. TSA is designed to protect airplanes, NOT passengers. Anyone who
waits to get a ticket or check a bag should fear all those suitcases that have not been examined
3. TSA is the poor stepchild of the government
4. TSA IS NOT PROACTIVE
a. we take off our shoes because of a FAILED bomber
b. We are limited to our liquids because of a FAILED bomber
If either of these bombers had succeeded, we would still keep our shoe
AND, we would still be able to bring our quart of Pepsi on board
PETER