Discus
02-06-2015, 08:06
Dear America, I Saw You Naked
And yes, we were laughing. Confessions of an ex-TSA agent.
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“Working for the TSA,” I wrote, “has the feel of riding atop the back of a large, dopey dog fanatically chasing its tail clockwise for a while, then counterclockwise, and back again, ad infinitum.”
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We knew the full-body scanners didn’t work before they were even installed. Not long after the Underwear Bomber incident, all TSA officers at O’Hare were informed that training for the Rapiscan Systems full-body scanners would soon begin.
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The only thing more absurd than how poorly the full-body scanners performed was the incredible amount of time the machines wasted for everyone.
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All the old, crass stereotypes about race and genitalia size thrived on our secure government radio channels.
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But we would also sometimes pull a passenger’s bag or give a pat down because he or she was rude. We always deployed the same explanation: “It’s just a random search.”
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/tsa-screener-confession-102912.html
And yes, we were laughing. Confessions of an ex-TSA agent.
...
“Working for the TSA,” I wrote, “has the feel of riding atop the back of a large, dopey dog fanatically chasing its tail clockwise for a while, then counterclockwise, and back again, ad infinitum.”
...
We knew the full-body scanners didn’t work before they were even installed. Not long after the Underwear Bomber incident, all TSA officers at O’Hare were informed that training for the Rapiscan Systems full-body scanners would soon begin.
...
The only thing more absurd than how poorly the full-body scanners performed was the incredible amount of time the machines wasted for everyone.
...
All the old, crass stereotypes about race and genitalia size thrived on our secure government radio channels.
...
But we would also sometimes pull a passenger’s bag or give a pat down because he or she was rude. We always deployed the same explanation: “It’s just a random search.”
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/tsa-screener-confession-102912.html