{"id":1287,"date":"2010-01-26T10:45:33","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T15:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2010-01-26T10:46:12","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T15:46:12","slug":"tsa-security-is-bad-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/tsa-security-is-bad-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA “security” is a bad joke"},"content":{"rendered":"

As reported in It was no joke at security gate, passenger Rebecca Solomon had a terrifying 20 seconds while passing through airport security:<\/p>\n

After pulling her laptop out of her carry-on bag, sliding the items through the scanning machines, and walking through a detector, she went to collect her things.<\/p>\n

A TSA worker was staring at her. He motioned her toward him.<\/p>\n

Then he pulled a small, clear plastic bag from her carry-on – the sort of baggie that a pair of earrings might come in. Inside the bag was fine, white powder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, the bag was not hers, and neither was the white powder. She had never seen it before, and the TSA screener knew it:<\/p>\n

Put yourself in her place and count out 20 seconds. Her heart pounded. She started to sweat. She panicked at having to explain something she couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.<\/p>\n

Now picture her expression as the TSA employee started to smile.<\/p>\n

Just kidding, he said. He waved the baggie. It was his.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It really does not get much worse than this for the image of a government agency whose image was already among the worst in the country.<\/p>\n

(from Are TSA policies a bad joke?<\/a>, TechRepublic<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is time to abolish the TSA<\/a>. Well past time, in fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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