Taking Sense Away: Confessions of a Former TSA Screener 354
OverTheGeicoE writes "TSA gets discussed on Slashdot from time to time, usually negatively. Have you ever wondered about the TSA screeners' perspective? Taking Sense Away is a blog, allegedly written by a former TSA screener, offering insider perspectives on TSA topics. For example, there's the Insider's TSA Dictionary, whose entries are frequently about the code screeners use to discuss attractive female passengers (like 'Code Red,' 'Fanny Pack,' and 'Hotel Bravo'). Another posting explains what goes on in private screening rooms, which the author claims is nothing compared to screener conduct in backscatter image operator rooms. Apparently what happens in the IO room stays in the IO room. Today's posting covers how TSA employees feel about working for 'a despised agency'. For many the answer is that they hate working for 'the laughing stock of America's security apparatus,' try to hide that they work for TSA, and want to transfer almost anywhere else ASAP."
You're not thinking of the children. (Score:5, Funny)
Can we please be a bit rational and think of the children?
Please?
He is thinking of the children (Score:5, Funny)
Can we please be a bit rational and think of the children?
He is, he noted that the TSA is 42% of NASA's budget. With that kind of increased funding we could send the children into space!
After all, in space no-one can hear you scream.
Re:TSA, terrorism, gun control, and mass shootings (Score:4, Funny)
What does NASA use the other 58% of their budget on?
Hookers and Black Jack, or so I've heard.
Re:TSA, terrorism, gun control, and mass shootings (Score:5, Funny)
Your argument is predicated on the notion that someone would travel from the great state of Texas to a retarded backwater like New York.
Enjoy your small sodas.
Re:Glad to hear they're ashamed (Score:4, Funny)
Okay, I know it's called Security Theatre, but lets try to keep it to car analogies around here, please.
Re:He is thinking of the children (Score:4, Funny)
Bruce Schneiered (Score:3, Funny)
I just think it's awesome that Bruce Schneier got a nod in the TSA dictionary:
Bruce Schneiered: (V, ints) When a passenger uses logic in order to confound and perplex an officer into submission. Ex: “A TSA officer took my Swiss army knife, but let my scissors go. I then asked him wouldn’t it be more dangerous if I were to make my scissors into two blades, or to go into the bathroom on the secure side and sharpen my grandmother’s walking stick with one of the scissor blades into a terror spear. Then after I pointed out that all of our bodies contain a lot more than 3.4 ounces of liquids, the TSA guy got all pissed and asked me if I wanted to fly today. I totally Schneirered his ass.”