“Next time you go through airport security, do your best to avoid yawning, whistling, or complaining too much: Any of those behaviors could make you look like a terrorist in the eyes of a Transportation Security Administration screening agent, according to newly disclosed government documents.” More details on this program, which has no scientific basis…
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A Detailed Listing of Arrests of TSA Agents (2013)
this article breaks down all the arrests of TSA employees in the year 2013, from the article: There were 39 TSA employees arrested in 2013 including 3 for sex crimes, 1 for child pornography, 3 for smuggling, 17 for theft, 1 for murder, 2 for assault and 12 for gambling. These are just the ones…
a Convicted TSA Officer discusses the Culture of Indifference
A convicted TSA officer grants an interview and discusses how he became a part of a “culture of indifference” that evolved into a 4 year crime spree selling stolen items on ebay which only ended because “It became so easy, I got complacent” and he forgot to remove some identifying stickers on the stuff he…
Interrogated for having a Comic that depicts TSA Interrogation (oh the irony of it all)
The irony of this is priceless! Comics writer Mark Sable was detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for carrying a script for an upcoming comic book about a writer who is detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for writing a comic about terrorism. “Flying from Los Angeles to New York for a signing…
TSA Waste in Pictures and Words
A fairly clever info-graphic about TSA Waste, compiled by www.onlinecriminaljusticedegree.com… take note of these interesting stats in the info-graphic: * the amount of taxpayer money spent on TSA * the average salary of TSA bureaucrats * costs per scanner, scanner ineffectivity * costs per screening * timeline of their ineffective rules * the number of…
Top Airports for TSA Theft, in 2012
Back in 2012, ABC News did a freedom of information request for the numbers of TSA workers fired for theft, and the numbers were predictably quite high. It doesn’t appear Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport made the list of the Top 20 Worst Airports. However this was based on the number of employees fired for theft,…
How to Make Sure the TSA does not Steal Your Belongings
A few years ago, Mike Adams (from NaturalNews.com) released a video on how to make sure the TSA does not steal your belongings. Mike is a logical guy, and this is a very logical solution to the rampant theft committed by the TSA.
Orlando-Sanford Airport becomes 19th to Opt-out for Private Screeners
Well, it looks like the TSA has finally “allowed” the Orlando-Sanford International Airport to divest itself of federally-employed screeners, after a struggle that took more than 5 years and was infamously denied by the TSA back in 2011. Here’s what our government had to say: “The screening partnership program enables TSA to partner with qualified…
Can Airports Opt-Out of TSA?
Back in January 2011, the TSA proclaimed it was ending a program that allowed airports to replace TSA with private screeners (who were still “overseen” by the TSA)… A program that allows airports to replace government screeners with private screeners is being brought to a standstill, just a month after the Transportation Security Administration said…
Airports that have Opted Out of using TSA
These are the airports that have “opted out” of the use of the TSA for airport screening: San Francisco International (SFO), CA – 1183 aircraft operations/day Greater Rochester International (ROC), NY – 377 aircraft operations/day Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS), CA – 350 aircraft operations/day Kansas City International (MCI), Missouri – 346 aircraft operations/day…