Then by all means outline the third choice. You do away with the TSA and the screenings, then what do you replace them with?
Then by all means outline the third choice. You do away with the TSA and the screenings, then what do you replace them with?
....since they haven’t caught a SINGLE terrorist, but have been caught stealing $$$ and expensive items, why replace them with anything? Train a few random inspectors to profile nervous types and give them the Isreali review... Nothing else needed. If you think it’s unsafe to fly, w/o TSA...drive.
ymmv
You do realize the TSA has never caught a single terrorist, right? You do understand that they are often very poorly educated. Many are guilty of theft and some are even sex offenders.
Just a few weeks ago a perfectly nice lady, not trying to hide anything accidentally boarded a plane with a gun. And the TSA fails every single “find the weapon” exercise it is given.
The fact remains that unless we begin submitting to gynecology / proctology exams, full body x-rays, and luggage searches there is no possible way to find all possible weapons.
However all this logic does not keep these mall cops with God complexes from forcing people to expose colostomy bags or mastectomy implants. They fondle children. They expect elderly in wheelchairs to get up and walk through scanners with no support.
And lets be very clear on this. A TSA agent will demand sharply that you give up your drink, your shampoo bottle, your lotion and any other item you have on their list. They then throw those “potentially dangerous” items into a large trash can less than 2 foot from them. What does this tell you? It tells you that the people that wrote the procedures knew they were accomplishing nothing and the people that enforce them know it to.
So, what is the solution? Private Companies. Why? Because the Gestapo like attitudes would not be tolerated. Employees would be better screened and trained. Standard Operating Procedures would need to serve an actual purpose or service. Like any private company, they would strive for excellence in their field and they would want to build customer trust.
Do away with the TSA and let the airlines pay for their own security. The customer flying should be the one to bear the cost burden for that security and should expect a quality product.
I will not fly because the airlines depend on the useless TSA and are glad to let the taxpayer pay for their business to operate. The market is perverted, and the product sucks.
Easiest would be to re-assert/re-allow the 2nd Amendment; but you must load with frangible ammo.
Problem solved.
I recently returned from an out of town, work required, conference where the TSA dip-shit was INDIVIDUALLY going through a tin of change. I bet there was 1/2 the gate sitting there, watching the stupid radiate from the checkpoint.