T.S.A. At It Again

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YorkVol said:
On any given airline flight, which takes up the most weight on the plane, passengers, cargo or fuel? Also, for any given airport, what do they move the most of those three?

Once you figure those out, ask what percentage of resources go toward protecting each category and is it in balance?
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Depending on the length of flight, fuel weighs the most for the vast majority. I work in fuels in the AF. I know about that. People scare me.
 
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I saw a TSA inspector at a light rail station here in Phoenix. Pretty ridiculous since there were already 4 cops there, and only about 15 people waiting for the train. TSA is everywhere now.
 
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tums said:
Depending on the length of flight, fuel weighs the most for the vast majority. I work in fuels in the AF. I know about that. People scare me.
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Right, yet we divide the security resources something like 70% passengers, 20% cargo and 10% fuel(my best guestimate based on experience in the business). Now maybe 10% is enough to secure the fuel adequately, but is 30% dedicated toward the bulk of what is being transported really sufficient?

This doesn't even account for the security of all the people and systems running an airport (i.e. background checks, access control, security monitoring etc). It is all there, but from my experience I would question the adequacy. We spend way to much on the visible parts in my view.
 
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Convicted TSA Officer Reveals Secrets of Thefts at Airports - ABC News

A convicted TSA security officer says he was part of a "culture" of indifference that allowed corrupt employees to prey on passengers' luggage and personal belongings with impunity, thanks to lax oversight and tip-offs from TSA colleagues.

"It was very commonplace, very," said Pythias Brown, a former TSA officer at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey who admits he stole more than $800,000 worth of items from luggage and security checkpoints over a four-year period.

"It was very convenient to steal," he said.
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A woman was found guilty Tuesday of disorderly conduct for berating security officers trying to pat down her teenage daughter and then refusing to submit to the procedure herself at a Tennessee airport.

Jurors deliberated four hours before convicting Andrea Abbott. She had faced up to 30 days in jail and a $50 fine for her conduct in the July 2011 confrontation at Nashville International Airport, but the judge placed her on probation for a year because she has no criminal record.

Mother found guilty in airport pat-down case | The Leaf Chronicle -- Clarksville, Tenn., and Fort Campbell | theleafchronicle.com

Good for her for standing up to almost legalized child molestation.
 
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I tried to get through security with a knee brace on. I can't imagine what happens with a wheelchair
 
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Never ever had a problem with TSA at McGhee Tyson. Larger airports is usually where I get have issues.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Never ever had a problem with TSA at McGhee Tyson. Larger airports is usually where I get have issues.
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Me neither. In fact, TSA in Knoxville let me through security and fly to NYC using a ticket that wasn't even mine. I had difficulty on the return trip though :)
 
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utvolpj said:
I tried to get through security with a knee brace on. I can't imagine what happens with a wheelchair
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My wife broke her ankle and had an external fixation, that was a joy to go through security. Nimrods had to call a supervisor.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Never ever had a problem with TSA at McGhee Tyson. Larger airports is usually where I get have issues.
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They have always been fine in Knoxville from my experience as well. The worst I've dealt with have been in Miami.
 
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hog88 said:
My wife broke her ankle and had an external fixation, that was a joy to go through security. Nimrods had to call a supervisor.
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I had to drop my pants in front of 3 of them so they could swab the brace. Just glad I wore underwear or it could have been awkward

it's getting beyond ridiculous
 
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TSA agents 'humiliated' wounded Marine with aggressive inspection: report - Washington Times

“A TSA office asked the Marine to stand and walk to an alternate area, despite the fact that he physically could not stand or walk on his own. With numerous TSA officers sitting and unwilling to assist, an officer then made him remove his legs, then put them back on, only to advance to a secondary screening location where he was asked again to stand, with extraordinary difficult, while his wheelchair was examined for explosives,” Mr. Hunter said.
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