TSA moving to all floppy-ear airport dog force because pointy-ear dogs ‘scare children’

Washington Examiner ^ | Dec. 24, 2018 | Anna Giaratelli

[libstripper]

The Transportation Security Administration is in the process of swapping out pointy ear dogs for floppy ear ones in an effort to put more of the public at ease when interacting with its canines.

"We’ve made a conscious effort in TSA ... to use floppy ear dogs," TSA Administrator David Pekoske said during a recent tour of operations at Washington Dulles International Airport northern Virginia.

"We find the passenger acceptance of floppy ear dogs is just better. It presents just a little bit less of a concern," Pekoske said. "Doesn’t scare children

[libstripper]

I am the proud dog daddy of a terrific black and white mantled Great Dane whose wonderful long, soft, floppy black ears have not been mutilated. He looks like the sweetest 129 lb. giant black and white Beagle you ever saw.

[reasonisfaith]

It’s to compensate for all the children sexually assaulted by TSA on a routine basis.

[maddog55]

Getting rid of the TSA would be a better idea.

[Menehune56]

Snoopy is a good littler sniffer with a perfect name.

[BenLurkin]

This is satire, yes?

[pepsionice]

Maybe the TSA folks should be wearing Santa Claus-like jump-suits.

[subterfuge]

With the unlimited, American taxpayer provided budget, money is no object. Get some “companion” llamas too while they’re at it.

[Migraine]

Don’t they know they’re committing dog-racism?

[HotKat]

The technical term is “canine profiling.”

[null and void]

Interesting!

[null and void]

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Who’s job is it to start a GoFundMe for abandoned pointy-eared dogs.

[null and void]

Maybe the TSA folks should be wearing Santa Claus-like jump-suits.

Or reversed collars. Who doesn't trust a priest?

[null and void]

Don’t they know they’re committing dog-racism?

They're all muslin?

That explains a lot.

[Hatteras]

[bgill]

Airports should have nothing but pointy eared dogs. The whole point is to scare people in not bringing contraband into airports.

[Leep]

Spockaphobia?

[bk1000]

Some blue shirted goon is going to grab your kid’s junk, but pointy eared dogs are what we need to address. Can’t we just go ahead and get the pending unpleasantness over with?

[Cvengr]

Floppy eared dogs scare me.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Meanwhile the molesting of children and old ladies in wheelchairs will continue as always.

As will copping feels of adult women.