TSA gets all butt-hurt, subpoenas bloggers - Page 2

Papa_Complex · 01-04-2010, 09:58 AM

Maybe they should be. OK, no maybe about it.

Homeslice · 01-04-2010, 10:04 AM

Do their responsibilities justify such a high level of training?

Papa_Complex · 01-04-2010, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Do their responsibilities justify such a high level of training?

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Originally Posted by TSA Website

We are your neighbors, friends and relatives. We are 50,000 security officers, inspectors, directors, air marshals and managers who protect the nation's transportation systems so you and your family can travel safely. We look for bombs at checkpoints in airports, we inspect rail cars, we patrol subways with our law enforcement partners, and we work to make all modes of transportation safe.

I say yes.

Homeslice · 01-04-2010, 10:12 AM

I would disagree. Compare their responsibilities and risks to an FBI or DEA agent.

The odds that a TSA "agent" would run into a situation where he/she needs to use what they teach at the federal law enforcement school fatbuck mentioned is..........next to zero.

Sending all 50,000 of them to that school? Hell no.

Papa_Complex · 01-04-2010, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

I would disagree. Compare their responsibilities and risks to an FBI or DEA agent.

The odds that a TSA "agent" would run into a situation where he/she needs to use what they teach at the federal law enforcement school fatbuck mentioned is..........next to zero.

Sending all 50,000 of them to that school? Hell no.

Certainly not all, but some fraction of them have a fairly high level of responsibility. I see no reason why, say, the top 10% of them should not be trained to a high level; perhaps the supervisors and senior officers. Either that or you need FBI/DEA in positions where they can be readily called upon, on-site.

derf · 01-04-2010, 06:04 PM

Air marshalls, supervisors, and other arresting officers should have some kind of qualifications. The average baggage screener needs a 2 day class where they learn how to read xrays, pat down people and actually understand security procedures, the law, and what they are and arnet allowed to do.

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01-04-2010, 10:12 AM	#14
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	I would disagree. Compare their responsibilities and risks to an FBI or DEA agent. The odds that a TSA "agent" would run into a situation where he/she needs to use what they teach at the federal law enforcement school fatbuck mentioned is..........next to zero. Sending all 50,000 of them to that school? Hell no.