Members mvan1 Posted February 11, 2019 Members Share Posted February 11, 2019 Incredible and insensitive how a TSA agent was to this injured war veteran taking a flight. It is obvious that the guy lost his legs and part of an arm and that he could do no harm. However, the stupid TSA agent continued to search him to the fullest allowed by the silly law. In a word - CRUEL numerito 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockHardNYC Posted February 11, 2019 Members Share Posted February 11, 2019 My gut is telling me this is an anomaly. It's been my experience that certain military Vets automatically receive Pre-TSA treatment, especially if they show up at the airport in a wheelchair. That said, the "rules" seem different at different airports. No two TSA agents think alike, if they're able or allowed to think at all. They all have bosses. It's hard to believe that any of them showed up to work for free during the government shutdown. I would have told a certain "chief" to go fuck himself. In the age of terrorism, the concept of "security" at airports is what it is. Complaining about it won't change a thing. The minute you allow humans to make an exception, that will be the minute you meet an underwear-bomber. Protecting planes from would-be terrorists is no easy task. There has to be a smarter way, but finding intelligence these days is also no easy task. If you wish to avoid being confronted with utter disgust and stupidity, don't fly. Attempting to define humanity at an airport is depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boiworship Posted February 17, 2019 Members Share Posted February 17, 2019 I fly a lot. Lately, I’ve found the TSA people much friendlier and less Soviet. Of course, the historically rude parts of the country still have the rude ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Popular Post rgb23 Posted April 28, 2019 Members Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2019 Being a TSA employee has got to be tough. It's high-stress and nobody wants the delay. I'm not surprised by the little abuses I see when I travel, gratuitous acts of rudeness that would cause customer service incidents in a private business. It seems like we're all hardened to the mutual unpleasantness, and some of the passengers deliberately taunt TSA agents. I have a little game I play when I'm in a long line. If there's a hot agent I make sure he sees me checking him out. Once at PHX I got my wish: a sturdy latino led me aside for a very thorough pat down. I really wanted to touch his sexy webbed belt, but I held out my hands as instructed. He took his time and we both smiled. Sometimes a bit of the naughty takes the edge off a hard day at work. Lucky, MsGuy, OneFinger and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alvin77 Posted May 22, 2019 Members Share Posted May 22, 2019 On 2/11/2019 at 10:21 AM, mvan1 said: Incredible and insensitive how a TSA agent was to this injured war veteran taking a flight. It is obvious that the guy lost his legs and part of an arm and that he could do no harm. However, the stupid TSA agent continued to search him to the fullest allowed by the silly law. In a word - CRUEL TSA has a difficult job. I don't think anyone sets out to be cruel. If veterans or anyone disabled automatically gets shorter searches I'm sure someone would abuse that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeron Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I can imagine it's tough being a TSA agent, in so much as you are doing a security charade, pretending you're making the world safer when all you are doing is wasting vast amounts of time and money. AdamSmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
