Frustration with the TSA has reached the boiling point..

[snusgetter]

So if you fly a lot and get crabs or lice, blame it on the TSA.

"TSA - We'll molest you, humiliate you, and give you STDs... feel safer yet?"

There have even been reports of young children yelling out "STOP TOUCHING ME!!"


Sounds like pedophilia heaven --- legal molestation courtesy of the TSA.
Gotta wonder what kind of training videos the agents must watch for pointers!

[GoVegan]

You could make a fortune selling Don't touch my junk! Tshirts outside of the airports :^)

Yes - we can sell them right next to the "Snus is The Shit" shirts. We would make a killing if Lazer comes by our shop!

[snusgetter]

Well-trained incompetence? Our tax dollars at work!

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Audit Faults TSA’s Training of Airport Screeners as Rushed, Poorly Supervised

Flying for Thanksgiving? Whether you plan to submit patriotically to a naked body scan, or opt instead for the full security grope, you can at least rest assured that the 43,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) handling airport screening have benefited from the most rigorous and up-to-date training the U.S. government can provide.

Or not.

It turns out the TSA’s screener-training program suffers from systemic problems, including a shortage of on-the-job training monitors, slow or malfunctioning computers, and managers who fail to give TSOs enough time to keep up to date on their their legally-required training, according to a timely report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General.


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Gee, this report sounds like every other gubmint training program!
Why are we not surprised! Or are we??

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[CoderGuy]

Adam Savage from Mythbusters

[lxskllr]

LoL!

I feel safe, how about you guys? Bunch of mouth breathing jackasses :^D

[snusgetter]

Can't stay home? Here's what ya gotta do..

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TSA offers tips for airport screening

l The TSA's new screening techniques are in place at all domestic airports, even if security is handled by a private company instead of the agency.

l Only passengers who set off a walk-through metal detector or advanced-imaging technology machine, or who opt out of the scanning machine, receive a pat-down.

l Items that might set off an alarm on the metal detector include: keys; loose change; cellphones; pagers; heavy jewelry (including pins, necklaces, bracelets, rings, watches, earrings, body piercings, cuff links, lanyards and bolo ties); clothing with metal buttons, snaps or studs; metal barrettes or other hair accessories; belt buckles; and underwire bras.

l Travelers are required to remove their shoes and put them through the X-ray machine for inspection. Slip-on shoes ease the process.

l Prepare for screening by removing the contents of your pockets and alert the security officer if you have a hidden medical device. Less than 3 percent of passengers end up needing a pat-down, the TSA says.

l Pat-downs will take longer than body scans. According to the TSA, body scans take about five seconds, with an extra 15 to 20 seconds for processing. Pat-downs take one to two minutes.

l Pat-downs are conducted by TSA officers who are the same sex as the person being screened.

l Children age 12 and younger who require extra screening will receive a "modified" pat-down. The TSA has declined to provide specifics of its pat-down procedures.

l Travelers have the right to request that a screening be conducted in private.

l Travelers have the right to request that a witness be present for a screening.

l TSA officers are prohibited from bringing electronic devices such as cellphones into the body-scan viewing room. Officers can be fired for violating the policy, the TSA says.

l The full-body scanning machines the TSA uses at airports cannot store, print or transmit images, the agency says.

l An iPhone app from the TSA, called My TSA, provides wait times for airports and a guide on what you can bring through airport security, or visit tsa.gov/mobile on your smartphone.
- Derek Kravitz




My TSA » APPS
“My TSA” gives you 24/7 access to information that passengers frequently request from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

“My TSA” provides a tool to find out if an item is allowed in your carry-on or checked baggage, information on ID requirements and liquids rules, tips for packing and dressing to speed through security, and real-time operating status for U.S. airports from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

[snusgetter]

Opt-Out Fizzles Out

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Air Travelers Opting Out of Opting Out

A grassroots opt-out protest planned at airports around the country appears to have fizzled, as early reports indicate that most travelers on Wednesday were opting out of opting out of fully body scans.

The protest, called by groups such as WeWontFly.com, encouraged airline passengers to opt out of X-ray scanners and to register their disapproval of new TSA procedures for conducting physical pat-downs — the required alternative for those who opt out of the scanners.

Protesters were also expected to appear at 27 airports to pass out flyers reading, “You have the right to say, ‘No radiation strip search! No groping of genitals!’ Say, ‘I opt out.’”

But at the American Airlines terminal at San Francisco International Airport security checkpoints were orderly and fast Wednesday, and no protesters were in evidence.

Passengers in one checkpoint queue were directed randomly to pass through either a standard metal detector or a ProVision millimeter wave body scanner. In a second queue, the type of screening depended on which conveyor belt the traveler lined up at: The right one went through a body scan, the left, with rare exception, put passengers through the metal detector.

Threat Level observed 30 passengers submit to the ProVision scan without obvious protest or a single opt-out, though screeners diverted one woman headed for the the naked scanner into the metal detector instead, likely because of the small dog she was carrying in her arms.

Full-body scanners are currently being used in these 68 airports, according to the TSA. Some passengers and civil liberties groups have criticized the TSA for using the scanners, citing privacy and radiation concerns. They’ve also called the pat-downs — which involve TSA agents using open hands and fingers to search genital and chest areas — invasive and humiliating.

The protest was called for Wednesday, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday and traditionally one of the busiest air travel days of the year. About 1.6 million people were expected to fly over the holiday, according to the American Automobile Association. The TSA had urged passengers not to participate in the protest, since it would slow security lines considerably if numerous passengers refused to go through the scanners, causing delays and chaos for all passengers.

But it appears those fears went unrealized as airports around the country reported no security delays and indicated few passengers were opting out of the scanners.


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[CoderGuy]

I haven't had any in a while, wonder if we get to pick our TSA agent. I am bringing flowers and chocolates on my next trip and will shoot for a happy ending (no pun intended)

[Frosted]

Here's an interesting vid. Admittedly we can't hear what's being said but I think the vid speaks for itself.
This woman wanted to take breast milk through.
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2...assment-p1.php

[lxskllr]

[Bigblue1]

Now that is awesome!

[Bigblue1]

Here's an interesting vid. Admittedly we can't hear what's being said but I think the vid speaks for itself.
This woman wanted to take breast milk through.
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2...assment-p1.php

Anybody else notice how that "special ispection" is placed right where others are passing by. "Almost" as if to say, Don't you dare decline the x-ray or were gonna stick you in this glass cage and make an example of you. My god, what is going on? on a lighter note, why does it seem that the majority of these agents are obese cows?

[raptor]

Because the subcontracted pay is so shitty only desperate/low-qualified individuals would ever work for the TSA.

I love the Amendment IV shirts... what if you wore a shirt which was covered in such ink? Are they going to ban that too?

[lxskllr]

Because the subcontracted pay is so shitty only desperate/low-qualified individuals would ever work for the TSA.

I love the Amendment IV shirts... what if you wore a shirt which was covered in such ink? Are they going to ban that too?

Honestly, you probably get the Xray AND a pat down, probably with an included cavity search since you've shown you're a "trouble maker".

[ChaoticGemini]

I used to fly with an old version of these cards : http://securityedition.com/cards/ until the post 9/11 hysteria got it confiscated as a weapon. I used to see a mix of reactions. Some would feel the need to detain me or wave the wand over me forever. Others would see it, give me a smile and a nod and let me on my way. Some were just clueless and wondered why I would travel with a piece of metal. I saw the number of the last type growing before it was seized. I don't think I would attempt an inked shirt with the current state of insecurity.