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corona · 01-23-2010, 05:22 PM

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..."He let me stutter through an explanation for the longest minute of my life," Solomon wrote. "Tears streamed down my face as I pleaded with him to understand that I'd never seen this baggie before."

A short time later, she said, the worker smiled and said it was his.

The worker "waved the baggie at me and told me he was kidding, that I should've seen the look on my face," she said.

Solomon said she asked to speak to a supervisor and filled out a complaint, and during that process was told that the man was training TSA workers to detect contraband. Two days later, she said, she was told he had been disciplined...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...TAM&SECTION=US

If this had been me or one of my kids, I would have probably needed CPR to bring me back. With all the anxiety of passing through inspections, the last thing I would think is funny is having an agent plant a fake baggie of powder in my check-on bag.

*Arubalisa* · 01-23-2010, 05:38 PM

TOTALLY inexcusable on the part of a government employee. Even MORE SO, one who is partly responsible for the security of ALL airline passengers.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/23/us/AP-US-Airport-Security-Prank.html
"...The worker is no longer employed by the TSA after the incident this month, a spokeswoman said. ... TSA viewed this behavior to be completely inappropriate and unprofessional,'' Davis said in a statement. ''The employee was immediately disciplined by TSA management at the Philadelphia airport"...''

http://www.michigandaily.com/content/personal-statement The Woman's Personall Account of the Details

This person should be named and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

sunnysmiles · 01-24-2010, 10:46 AM

There's a time and place for jokes - that certainly is NOT one of them!

cindyo · 01-24-2010, 11:15 AM

Jail time sounds good to me for the TSA employee...

corona · 01-24-2010, 12:58 PM

I really can't imagine how anyone, even with an "off" sense of humor, would think it was funny to do something like that. I agree with you guys, that this should be treated as a criminal offense.

SanNic44 · 01-24-2010, 01:29 PM

As a sometime resident in Philly, I can say they'll never learn. They had a scandal a year or so ago where baggage workers were stealing from the duffle bags of soldiers going to Iraq. Shameless, feckless, scum.

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*Arubalisa* · 01-24-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SanNic44

Shameless, feckless, scum.
44

Amen.

01-23-2010, 05:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Arubalisa Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boca Catalina Posts: 10,685 Images: 174	TOTALLY inexcusable on the part of a government employee. Even MORE SO, one who is partly responsible for the security of ALL airline passengers. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/23/us/AP-US-Airport-Security-Prank.html "...The worker is no longer employed by the TSA after the incident this month, a spokeswoman said. ... TSA viewed this behavior to be completely inappropriate and unprofessional,'' Davis said in a statement. ''The employee was immediately disciplined by TSA management at the Philadelphia airport"...'' http://www.michigandaily.com/content/personal-statement The Woman's Personall Account of the Details This person should be named and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Aruba Bound! ~ Blogging to Aruba ~ Hoosier Kitties ~ Our-Cruises ~ Pictures of Aruba

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corona Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 415	I really can't imagine how anyone, even with an "off" sense of humor, would think it was funny to do something like that. I agree with you guys, that this should be treated as a criminal offense. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem Next Aruba trip in Loving Aruba Since Honeymoon 1984

01-24-2010, 01:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
SanNic44 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Savaneta Posts: 1,039	As a sometime resident in Philly, I can say they'll never learn. They had a scandal a year or so ago where baggage workers were stealing from the duffle bags of soldiers going to Iraq. Shameless, feckless, scum. 44 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Aruba's Novelist in Residence (sometimes) http://www.bentpage.wordpress.com/