I should quit, but I can't resist.
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']You've got to be kidding me, let's take a closer look at your self-proclaimed "brilliant" argument here:
Oh, that's not a personal attack is it?
Hmm, apparently you were there now? The bitch said she thought the bongos themselves were a bomb and the cord was the detonator.
Ah, right... I thought you were an expert though? Shouldn't you be able to tell what is and what isn't? The 2nd TSA agent took hardly any time at all to realize the stupidity of his colleague and let me go on my way.
Oh, what do we have here? Is it another personal attack? Why, I believe it is. Hey, I guess that kind of makes you a hypocrit, doesn't it?
Here's a good question, you've been a TSA for only 3 years now, right? So you started in 2004. I was flying regularly on airplanes a long time before 9/11, guess how many of the planes I was on got hi-jacked, bombed, etc.
No, you don't. To even suggest that you know anything about "terrorist intentions" is just plain assinine. You're a TSA for Christsake not some real-life version of Jack Bauer.
Unfortunately, from this conversation I can see you don't know very much about airline security, and that is truly disturbing. But why don't you tell me how many terrorists you've stopped while working at the airline? I sure remember reading a lot about terrorist attacks that originated in Alabama
So, how often do you fly? What's your income? I doubt you make more than $10 an hour.
Aww, are you feeling neglected and unappreciated in your line of work? Did you ever stop and think that these "foreigners" as you so obscenely label them might actually just be scared of upsetting you because they fit the stereo-type you're looking for? Hell, you've already clustered minorities together as "foreigners"; I'm sure there's no people in America that were born here that might speak another language or not have white skin
:lol: I'm not even sure how to respond to this, you clearly think you're better than everyone else because YOU (only in your own head) are "keeping people safe." Is that it, slick? You want a pat on the back or something, someone telling you you're doing a good job? Show me all the big terrorist plots you've uncovered, all the hi-jackings you've prevented and all the bombs you've kept off planes.
Oh, what's that, you never have? That's right you're "protecting" Terrorist hot-bed Alabama.
What you see is a sample of the public, generally not at their best. If you flew regularly for business or what have you, you would understand that concepts like stress factor into people's lives and all your job does is add to that stress. You (especially you in Alabama) aren't really keeping anyone safe, all you're doing is wasting time and acting as a visual aid sent straight from GW himself to make people think flying is safe again after 9/11. Guess what? If these "terrorists" you're so concerned about really want to take another plane, they're going to do it, and you're certainly not going to stop them.
So go on, wasting more tax-payers time, it's their money paying your bills afterall right? I'm sure your family must be very proud of the choices you've made regarding your life's work.[/quote]
I never claimed brilliance in my argument, just that mine actually makes sense. I also never claimed to be an x-ray expert. However, a cord looks like a cord (GC or bomb component), a battery looks like battery (internal manufacturer use or bomb component), and plugs can and do resemble detonators. So your screener's suspicions are not unfounded. She went above and beyond in regards to your safety; why would you bash her for that? The 2nd agent may be more experienced.....or maybe he is the type that doesn't want a hassle from a passenger, or doesn't care as much as the first lady. Did you ever consider that he did you and the flying public a disservice by being so dismissive?
Hypocrite is spelled with an "e", by the way. How the hell did I know that with my sub-par TSA-approved educational level? Luck, I guess.
You can make your arguments about how security was fine before TSA and how worthless we are, but there is one glaring hole in that theory: 9/11. Non-federally regulated security is what led to terrorists taking over 3 planes on 9/11/01 with nothing more than a box-cutter and the threat of a bomb.
Your paragraph about foreigners is absurd. I must've missed the memo about that term being obscene, but I am grouping no one unfairly. I drew my conclusion about their foreign status due to the fact that their passport are from other countries, they speak no English, and their destination is the country that their passport was issued in. What a fool I am! And speaking of hypocrisy, you label an organization of 45,000+ people as dumb and worthless. Talk about obscene.
I'll not engage you in an income-based pissing contest. I do make more than $10 an hour, a good bit more, though. And I live well, as I'm sure you do. Your arrogance and condescension speaks of someone who finds their self-worth in their income.
Nothing, and I do mean
nothing, that I said implies that I think I am any better than anyone.
The underlined sentence in your quote speaks volumes about your intelligence and level of comprehension in regards to aviation security. You imply that my only job is to protect Alabama; flights originating in our airport connect to Atlanta, Houston, and Charlotte, to name a few. A terrtorist boarding a plane in my state would likely have plans on striking Atlanta, where you've probably flown through. So my level of attentiveness and security directly affects you, and millions of others passengers, on a daily basis. You're welcome, for the two loaded guns and countless knives and box-cutters (one was artfully concealed) that I personally have stopped from getting on a plane.
