Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through the partial government shutdown, have called out from work this week from at least four major airports, according to two senior agency officials and three TSA employee union officials.
The mass call outs could inevitably mean air travel is less secure, especially as the shutdown enters its second week with no clear end to the political stalemate in sight. "This will definitely affect the flying public who we (are) sworn to protect," Hydrick Thomas, president of the national TSA employee union, told CNN.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @09:36AM (8 children)
Have the passengers walk by an explosive sniffing dog, say hello to someone as they show their boarding pass, and then through a metal detector. It is 10x faster and just as safe.
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Monday January 07 2019, @09:48AM (4 children)
What are you trying to guard against?
(Score: 2, Touché) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday January 07 2019, @11:27AM
Fuck MDC
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(Score: 5, Touché) by Spamalope on Monday January 07 2019, @01:34PM
What are you trying to guard against?
Security theater implemented by tinpot dictators.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @05:44PM
Obviously, they are looking for exploding dog treats.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @08:06PM
People carrying explosives, knives/guns, and/or who are exceptionally nervous. I am confused as to why that is not obvious to you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @09:48AM
well if you standing near the dog you probably dead.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @09:51AM
I, for one, prefer to be sniffed by non-explosive dogs. Rigging a dog to explode is animal cruelty! Call the ASPCA on the TSA!
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @02:17PM
A few months ago I was at the Seattle airport and security was really backed up so they just ran a dog past everyone and skipped all the other BS.