TSA Experiences

Nic · 07-29-2013, 03:03 PM

I got pulled for random search in Boston about 3 weeks ago. It was less of a pat down and more of a fondle if you ask me. Fortunately my gear wears well and it's not discernible as "after market equipment". I would have complained but the TSA agent was having a hard time getting used to her job and she seemed pretty embarrassed. It was her first day and she was obviously nervous. I thought that the female TSA agents did pat downs on women and the male TSA agents on men. Guess not. I hope that female passengers don't have to get patted down by male TSA agents somewhere. Is that sexist? I don't mean it to be. I think I wouldn't want my nieces patted down by a man but a woman could be equally efficient or disrespectful. I guess depends upon the person as always and it's not my right to hope anything except that everyone gets treated respectfully.

Andrea · 07-31-2013, 07:35 AM

Report: TSA employee misconduct up 26% in 3 years

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/31/travel/tsa-misconduct/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

"Some of the most serious violations include: Employees sleeping on the job, letting family and friends go without being screened, leaving work without permission and stealing."

Andrea · 07-31-2013, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nic

I got pulled for random search in Boston about 3 weeks ago. It was less of a pat down and more of a fondle if you ask me. Fortunately my gear wears well and it's not discernible as "after market equipment". I would have complained but the TSA agent was having a hard time getting used to her job and she seemed pretty embarrassed. It was her first day and she was obviously nervous. I thought that the female TSA agents did pat downs on women and the male TSA agents on men. Guess not. I hope that female passengers don't have to get patted down by male TSA agents somewhere. Is that sexist? I don't mean it to be. I think I wouldn't want my nieces patted down by a man but a woman could be equally efficient or disrespectful. I guess depends upon the person as always and it's not my right to hope anything except that everyone gets treated respectfully.

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/pat-downs

"If a patdown is required in order to complete screening:

The patdown should be conducted by an officer of the same gender. Sometimes, passengers must wait for an officer of the same gender to become available."

It appears the TSA did not comply with their own rules and they should be reported.

*Anya* · 07-31-2013, 07:47 AM

Week ahead: TSA Returns to the Hot Seat

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will return to the congressional hot seat as lawmakers hold a last week of hearings before they leave for their traditional recess during the dog days of summer.

The House Homeland Security’s Oversight and Management Efficiency and Transportation Security subcommittees will hold a hearing on Wednesday (7/31/13) about the TSA’s “integrity challenges.”

Officials with the panels said lawmakers will be examining “misconduct by airport security personnel.”

The hearings will be chaired by Reps. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.).

TSA has come under fire for undercover media reports that have captured footage of its employees stealing items such iPads and money from airline passengers' luggage.

The agency has traditionally argued that such instances of theft are outliers and no representative of the majority of its 47,000 workers. The TSA has fired employees who have been found to steal from passengers.

The hearing comes after the TSA had recently won rare plaudits from lawmakers for expanding access to its Pre-Check known traveler program.

There likely will not be many congratulations offered in Wednesday's hearing, however.

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportat...#ixzz2ad9k94HC

Andrea · 08-14-2013, 07:59 AM

TSA manager at Blue Grass Airport charged with sexual abuse of co-worker

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/08/13/2764038/tsa-manager-at-blue-grass-airport.html

"A Transportation Security Administration manager at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport resigned after he was charged with sexually abusing a co-worker, according to court documents and TSA officials.

Shane Hinkle, 38, of Paris is accused of forcibly touching the co-worker, according to Fayette District Court records."

Andrea · 08-20-2013, 06:51 AM

Stop TSA from scaring the children

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/fl-online-letter3-20130817,0,7619543.story

"She went through the metal detector with no problem. As expected, I set off the system and was asked to come to the side. However, as she was traveling with me, they also asked her to leave the line that she already had gone through and insisted on patting her down as well. She was crying and extremely frightened, to say the least."

Andrea · 08-21-2013, 06:55 AM

Ron Hart: Keeping fear alive

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tsa-521954-government-rule.html

“Since 9/11, foreign-inspired terrorism has claimed about two dozen lives in the United States. (Meanwhile, more than 100,000 have been killed in gun homicides and more than 400,000 in motor-vehicle accidents.)”

– CNN

Rockinonahigh · 08-21-2013, 10:47 AM

I just got back from Vegas,yesterday,when I got to my hotel room I found the tsa had broken up all my pool stick chalk,squeezed out all my hair jell,broken open a pack of hair combs then removed my pool sticks from the case to check them out..whoever did that had dirty hands cause my pool stick was sticky so it had to be reworked before I could play not to mention messed up my packed suit case then checked all my pills that were in the pill bottles I got them from at the druggest so I had to make shure the right pills were in the right bottles before I could take them.I had all my meds in an approved carry on sise suitcase but they said it had to be checked just the same I was glad I had some meds on my persons.In Shreveport I didnt get a pat down just a waund passed over me shoes off,belt off all the stuff in my pockets ect.When I left Vegas I got the whole nne yards of the tsa check including the xray machine and pat down by a woman tsa agent.I just delt with it to get it done and over with but shure didnt like it.Next trip to Vegas I swear I will drive cause I really dont care for flying or Americam Airlines...thats another story.

07-31-2013, 07:35 AM	#2
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,939 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Report: TSA employee misconduct up 26% in 3 years http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/31/travel/tsa-misconduct/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 "Some of the most serious violations include: Employees sleeping on the job, letting family and friends go without being screened, leaving work without permission and stealing." __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

07-31-2013, 07:47 AM	#4
Anya Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Lesbian non-stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Committed to being good to myself Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 8,258 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39,306 Thanked 40,457 Times in 7,283 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Week ahead: TSA Returns to the Hot Seat The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will return to the congressional hot seat as lawmakers hold a last week of hearings before they leave for their traditional recess during the dog days of summer. The House Homeland Security’s Oversight and Management Efficiency and Transportation Security subcommittees will hold a hearing on Wednesday (7/31/13) about the TSA’s “integrity challenges.” Officials with the panels said lawmakers will be examining “misconduct by airport security personnel.” The hearings will be chaired by Reps. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.). TSA has come under fire for undercover media reports that have captured footage of its employees stealing items such iPads and money from airline passengers' luggage. The agency has traditionally argued that such instances of theft are outliers and no representative of the majority of its 47,000 workers. The TSA has fired employees who have been found to steal from passengers. The hearing comes after the TSA had recently won rare plaudits from lawmakers for expanding access to its Pre-Check known traveler program. There likely will not be many congratulations offered in Wednesday's hearing, however. http://thehill.com/blogs/transportat...#ixzz2ad9k94HC __________________ ~Anya~ Democracy Dies in Darkness ~Washington Post "...I'm deeply concerned by recently adopted policies which punish children for their parents’ actions ... The thought that any State would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable." UN Human Rights commissioner

08-14-2013, 07:59 AM	#5
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,939 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	TSA manager at Blue Grass Airport charged with sexual abuse of co-worker http://www.kentucky.com/2013/08/13/2764038/tsa-manager-at-blue-grass-airport.html "A Transportation Security Administration manager at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport resigned after he was charged with sexually abusing a co-worker, according to court documents and TSA officials. Shane Hinkle, 38, of Paris is accused of forcibly touching the co-worker, according to Fayette District Court records." __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

08-20-2013, 06:51 AM	#6
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,939 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	How did the child's patdown make us safer? Stop TSA from scaring the children http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/fl-online-letter3-20130817,0,7619543.story "She went through the metal detector with no problem. As expected, I set off the system and was asked to come to the side. However, as she was traveling with me, they also asked her to leave the line that she already had gone through and insisted on patting her down as well. She was crying and extremely frightened, to say the least." __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

08-21-2013, 06:55 AM	#7
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,939 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	One man's opinion Ron Hart: Keeping fear alive http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tsa-521954-government-rule.html “Since 9/11, foreign-inspired terrorism has claimed about two dozen lives in the United States. (Meanwhile, more than 100,000 have been killed in gun homicides and more than 400,000 in motor-vehicle accidents.)” – CNN __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

07-29-2013, 03:03 PM	#1
Nic Member How Do You Identify?: Male (FtM) Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: I am her North and she is my Star. Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 195 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,029 Thanked 765 Times in 131 Posts Rep Power: 16841396	I got pulled for random search in Boston about 3 weeks ago. It was less of a pat down and more of a fondle if you ask me. Fortunately my gear wears well and it's not discernible as "after market equipment". I would have complained but the TSA agent was having a hard time getting used to her job and she seemed pretty embarrassed. It was her first day and she was obviously nervous. I thought that the female TSA agents did pat downs on women and the male TSA agents on men. Guess not. I hope that female passengers don't have to get patted down by male TSA agents somewhere. Is that sexist? I don't mean it to be. I think I wouldn't want my nieces patted down by a man but a woman could be equally efficient or disrespectful. I guess depends upon the person as always and it's not my right to hope anything except that everyone gets treated respectfully.

08-21-2013, 10:47 AM	#8
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I just got back from Vegas,yesterday,when I got to my hotel room I found the tsa had broken up all my pool stick chalk,squeezed out all my hair jell,broken open a pack of hair combs then removed my pool sticks from the case to check them out..whoever did that had dirty hands cause my pool stick was sticky so it had to be reworked before I could play not to mention messed up my packed suit case then checked all my pills that were in the pill bottles I got them from at the druggest so I had to make shure the right pills were in the right bottles before I could take them.I had all my meds in an approved carry on sise suitcase but they said it had to be checked just the same I was glad I had some meds on my persons.In Shreveport I didnt get a pat down just a waund passed over me shoes off,belt off all the stuff in my pockets ect.When I left Vegas I got the whole nne yards of the tsa check including the xray machine and pat down by a woman tsa agent.I just delt with it to get it done and over with but shure didnt like it.Next trip to Vegas I swear I will drive cause I really dont care for flying or Americam Airlines...thats another story.