...But
the TSA screeners patting you down and combing through your belongings
don’t have federal law-enforcement training, may earn about as much as a McDonald’s shift manager and
are not required to possess a high-school diploma or GED. In fact, they might even be criminals.
If recent news reports are any indication, many
Americans can’t even trust that TSA’s screeners won’t steal their laptops, money or jewelry. What does it take to work for the TSA?
In May 2012, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., released a report titled, “
‘Not on My Watch’: 50 Failures of TSA’s Transportation Security Officers.”
“While in the last decade TSA has employed many dedicated public servants who truly have a deep desire to serve our country,
they have also hired an alarming number of individuals who in many cases would never have passed a simple background check,” Blackburn’s report stated. “This problem has only exacerbated itself since 2005 when TSA administratively reclassified airport security screeners as Transportation Security Officers. To make matters worse, TSA upgraded TSOs uniforms to reflect those of federal law enforcement officers, complete with metal officer badges. Despite their new title of officer,
TSOs receive zero federal law enforcement training and … many TSOs have displayed little respect for the titles they hold and the uniforms they wear.”
A recent search of job postings revealed the Transportation Security Officer positions come with a salary as low as $29,131 per year and are open to U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals.....
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The most common offenses in the report included theft of money and laptops and trafficking child pornography.
One agent allegedly wore his uniform and displayed a badge before sexually assaulting a woman before fleeing on foot. Another TSA agent was arrested for kidnapping a woman and sexually assaulting her. At least four of the agents in the report were arrested for sexually assaulting young girls. One agent wore her uniform while she sold heroin near a local elementary school. Two agents were arrested for illegally carrying guns into airports.
More recently, TSA screeners made headlines when they were accused of
traumatizing a disabled toddler in a wheelchair.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/proven-ts...ro8p193hPBC.99