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TSA Officer charged in distributing child pornography; searched airline passengers
A passenger screener at Philadelphia International Airport is facing charges that he distributed more than 100 images of child pornography via Facebook, records show. Federal agents also allege that Transportation Safety Administration Officer Thomas Gordon Jr. of Philadelphia, who routinely searched airline passengers, uploaded explicit pictures of young girls to an Internet site on which he also posted a photograph of himself in his TSA uniform. Homeland Security agents arrested the TSA… (articles.philly.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
TSA is a tragedy!!Maybe the people who are rifling through you stuff should have a background check first?? These are the guys "keeping us safe". Might be a candidate for the behavioural profiling that they maybe should think about?
Please. One bad apple out of 50,000 workers makes TSA a "tragedy"? That's a bit of a stretch, isn't it? I challenge you to name another profession (including teachers, doctors, clergy, pilots) that hasn't been tainted in this way, despite background checks.
name another profession where they see people naked of all ages, genders, races and sizes
oh yeah, prison guards where they strip search CRIMINALS
oh yeah, prison guards where they strip search CRIMINALS
No Indy, TSA isn't a tragedy because of this latest article-- they are a tragedy for the other 50 before! All I can think to say about this latest incident is wow. (And yes, that is with 100 percent sarcasm)
I'm sorry, but I just don't get all the fuss. My wife and I fly several times a year, and in over 300 encounters we have yet to have a problem with TSA. They get a bit bossy at busy airports, but that's because passengers can't follow simple directions or read signs! And many of them come into the security area with a negative attitude to start with, which is sure to cause trouble. As far as searches, I've had an implanted pump since 1989. So I've been through every type of search they've had -- magnetometers, "sniffers", pat-downs, enhanced pat-downs, and full-body imaging. In over 200 encounters, we have yet to meet an agent who was not friendly. (The airlines should train their people so well!) They take the time to explain what they are going to do, and they go through the search efficiently. As far as my "naked" image produced by the latest imaging equipment, I feel sorry for the poor soul who must look at it. Take a look at your fellow passengers and ask yourself if you would really like to see them without clothes.
TSA agents have been asked to perform a thankless, politically-motivated job by idiotic bureaucrats. The vast majority do it well, despite low pay and a cutback in numbers. For that, they are belittled by the media and others. I guess as a teacher I feel a certain empathy.
TSA agents have been asked to perform a thankless, politically-motivated job by idiotic bureaucrats. The vast majority do it well, despite low pay and a cutback in numbers. For that, they are belittled by the media and others. I guess as a teacher I feel a certain empathy.
indy, i think most people that b!tch on here about the tsa don't even fly, they just hate government officials unless its the guy delivering their social security check or the woman processing their medicare claim. don't let 'em get to you.
as to felipe's question "name another profession where they see people naked of all ages, genders, races and sizes"
how about doctors? :)
as to felipe's question "name another profession where they see people naked of all ages, genders, races and sizes"
how about doctors? :)