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TSA Chief Fired
The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration was reassigned Monday after an internal investigation by the Department of Homeland Security found security failures at dozens of the nation's busiest airports. The breaches allowed undercover investigators to smuggle weapons, fake explosives and other contraband through numerous checkpoints. (www.nbcnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What proof do you require? Just curious, because while I loathe the long lines and intrusive searches as much as anyone else (and I believe the searches to be unconstitutional), it's rather difficult to prove a negative. How do you prove that having this in place has stopped someone from making an attempt? That because of this they decided not to even try? And while their record in tests is abysmal, even their harshest critics have to concede that they have prevented people from bringing thousands and thousands of actual weapons on board (not just nail clippers and excess shampoo).
Nail clippers... You can buy nail clippers and scissors (albeit limited to a blade length of 6 cm) in the duty free stores at Frankfurt airport -- after passing through security..
Not the point though (no pun intended).
He still got a 90,000 dollar bonus! What a country we have, you can have more problems with a traffic ticket and a steep fine, and this guy does a bad job and gets a bonus! WOW!
The airlines have contributed mightily to the problem with the checked bag charges. People are carrying on everything but their cars and it all has to be checked at the TSA stations. Along with no checked baggage fees and a dedicated TSA line for people without carry-ons, most of the problems of missed flights would disappear.
What if boarding order were done, not by how much you paid for your ticket or where your seat is, but by the total weight and volume of your carry ons? Heavier and bulkier last of course.
It conjures up the vision of the last person to board a crowded jet wandering up and down the isle looking for someplace to stuff a steamers trunk. In reality, the thought process is good. Anything that encourages less carry-on luggage will help.
Well, if they're wandering up and down an island somewhere with their steamer trunk, at least they won't be on the plane trying to shove it in the overhead.
Or at least, I haven't seen any proof.