FI Geniuses, if you were the head of TSA?

[Lowrider717]

Contract it out to the Israelis. And implement Crewpass. And screen non-crew airport employees like, for example ... "baristas."

Somewhere I remember hearing that it was an Israeli company that was under contract to provide security at the Amsterdam airport where fruit of the boom guy got thru.

 

[hockeypilot44]

I have a better solution, it is much cheaper and way better than wasting money on these stupid scanners and invasive pat downs. I don't understand why our stupid gov't has to look high tech when there has always been a low tech solution to detecting a hidden explosive. The gov't could have spent the money on training explosive material sniffing dogs and deploy them at the security lines. They can detect explosives from miles away, and even hidden places, heck the military has been using dogs for that kind of work for years, makes perfect sense to use them at the airports for the same purpose. You place them right at the security point entrance, if they don't sense anything, then you proceed to the metal detector as usual, way better solution and less expensive, plus no patdowns, problem solved......

This would create job losses at the TSA. This would also be an admittance that the TSA has thrown billions of dollars away.

 

[gator_hater]

This would create job losses at the TSA. This would also be an admittance that the TSA has thrown billions of dollars away.

It is a gov't agency, pissing away billions of dollars is in their charter.

As far as the ACLU they are in a catch 22 against nude pics or against molestation or against profiling? You can't have it all folks pick one to give up and let's move on with life. I vote for the profiles.

 

[Medeco]

Every passenger shall go through an explosive detecting device/box, if the device detects any amont of explosive it detonates immediately, allowing non-rev traveler's a better experience.

 

[JCJ]

Arm all crew members. Arm all PAX. In fact, pass out the pistols at boarding, pick 'em up as they de-plane.

Archie Bunker circa. 1972

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0509806/quotes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjNJI54GMM

 

[Raoul Duke]

full profiling. If you look like a character from the bar in Star Wars, you don't get on the plane

 

[LearLove]

I was told earlier today that the guy who owns or has a big investment in Rapiscan (the company who makes the "image" machines) has a or is related to a political position that is in charge with implementing the machines. Anyone have details on this?

 

[Lowrider717]

I was told earlier today that the guy who owns or has a big investment in Rapiscan (the company who makes the "image" machines) has a or is related to a political position that is in charge with implementing the machines. Anyone have details on this?

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/o...lacking-for-nudie-scanners-too-108187479.html

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/w...02/group_slams_chertoff_on_scanner_promotion/

This is why the Govt wants control of the internet. If they can control the information coming over the airwaves via FOX/CNN then they can manipulate(not like they aren't already) what gets disseminated to the masses, and people like you-who apparrently don't use other forms of media to get a broader picture and form your own opinion, stay in the dark and are less likely to cause a fuss-or start a revolt. Wake up People-this kind of revolving door stuff has been going on ad nauseum. Its time to clean house AND Senate! AGAIN! Just in case you need another current events example, lets take the food safety bill currently being discussed SB510, and have a look at Monsanto, GMO, Seed Patenting, and those who've been employed by monsanto, and served in govt- see if any of the names look familiar.

 

[Kharma Police]

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/o...lacking-for-nudie-scanners-too-108187479.html

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/w...02/group_slams_chertoff_on_scanner_promotion/

This is why the Govt wants control of the internet. If they can control the information coming over the airwaves via FOX/CNN then they can manipulate(not like they aren't already) what gets disseminated to the masses, and people like you-who apparrently don't use other forms of media to get a broader picture and form your own opinion, stay in the dark and are less likely to cause a fuss-or start a revolt. Wake up People-this kind of revolving door stuff has been going on ad nauseum. Its time to clean house AND Senate! AGAIN! Just in case you need another current events example, lets take the food safety bill currently being discussed SB510, and have a look at Monsanto, GMO, Seed Patenting, and those who've been employed by monsanto, and served in govt- see if any of the names look familiar.

Talk about going of on a tangent................

 

[Stifler's Mom]

1. Implement CREWPASS immediately.
2. Increase use of "trusted travelers" immediately.
3. Bid out security to private screeners with federal oversight...No more federal imployees.
4. Profile...Call it "behavioral profiling" to keep the PC crowd happy. Granny and 3 year olds of ANY RACE don't fit the profile.
5. Stop looking for needles in a haystack. You can't keep sharp objects off of airplanes. Just look for bombs and guns.

Too late. Look at what this poor 3-year old went through in CHA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6ByKOhAhsU

 

[SFR]

Who cares about PC. I don't see a problem with profiling. Lets face it, certain races cause certain problems.

 

[DieselDragRacer]

Who cares about PC. I don't see a problem with profiling. Lets face it, certain races cause certain problems.

If our local county cops can sit in the median of the interstate and "profile" while looking for someone with a trunk full of drugs, why can't our federal rent-a-cops do the same for terrorists?

 

[Lowrider717]

If our local county cops can sit in the median of the interstate and "profile" while looking for someone with a trunk full of drugs, why can't our federal rent-a-cops do the same for terrorists?

Ding Ding Ding...we have a winner.

Ask what's the diff between local "county" and federally owned program?

Then look at the strides in govt expansion since 9/11 and the battles that have ensued over states rights, the rise of the tea party etc. Someones been on the power grab.

That is a big reason you see the push back at all levels.

 

[Motive Flow]

full profiling. If you look like a character from the bar in Star Wars, you don't get on the plane

That would eliminate about 60% of our passengers...and about 40% of the pilots and FA's.

 

[flyer172r]

Who cares about PC. I don't see a problem with profiling. Lets face it, certain races cause certain problems.

http://comedians.jokes.com/alonzo-bodden/videos/alonzo-bodden---flying/

Fast forward to the 1:38 mark.

 

[Z_Pilot]

Just curious if the President tapped you to replace Janet Napolitano aka "Big Sis", what would you do in response to the current airport security controversy with passengers?

Clean it out, all top positions at the agency replace. Then, get the ElAl security force and do what they advise to the letter.

 

[Kharma Police]

Clean it out, all top positions at the agency replace. Then, get the ElAl security force and do what they advise to the letter.

I respect greatly the Israeli security apparatus and model however, Israel is a small country with only 2 major commercial airports. They perform things that unfortunately would not be very palatable to most Americans, backround checks, profiling, extensive bag searches and yes, pat downs.

Part of their culture (an aspect that is too quickly forgotten in our country) is that they never forget that they are under siege and as a result are always vigilant.

 

[JCJ]

...

Part of their culture (an aspect that is too quickly forgotten in our country) is that they never forget that they are under siege and as a result are always vigilant.

^this

 

[stupidpilot]

Effective immediately, initiate mandatory anal probes for all pilots. Especially the ipod wearing, spiky haired RJ drivers!

 

[dispatchguy]

You look like one of the 9/11 terrorists, you get the immediate federal cavity search. What, your religion doesnt permit it - well fine, then YOU DONT FLY.

You dont look like one of the 9/11 terrorists, you get profiled, if you pass profiling, have a good flight - if you dont pass the profiling, you get the current system, if you pass that, have a good flight.

I have said it since 9/12/01 - what they didnt accomplish yesterday, mark my words - our government will.