I think this is a trick question!!    We don't have enough Airport Security, but we have given TSA too much leeway. TSA is out of control!!

I notice several topics posted on TSA. What up?

What needs to be done with the TSA is to hire some Isareli consultants (who specialize in terrorist detections) and implement their suggestions, they are probably the worlds best at detecting terrorists.

TLeeworth says ...

What needs to be done with the TSA is to hire some Isareli consultants (who specialize in terrorist detections) and implement their suggestions, they are probably the worlds best at detecting terrorists.

Bump.  TSA is currenly a musclebound bafoon who only bullys people.  There is no real security at the airport sad to say. 

I used to work with TSA when the department originated.  TSA had many prior LEO's and prior Military personnel.  We all took our jobs seriously and wanted to do the best job we could.  I worked at JFK for 6 weeks as part of my training; this was right after the 9/11 attacks.  I worked with some of NYPD"s finest back then.  Back then it was not a joke to work for TSA.  Today, I fear things are a little bit different.... very sad.  But, it is better than not having anything!

varadarcop says ...

We need airports that take policework seriously to begin with, not treat us as though we are the "bad people" who cause complaints from the good little passengers...  Too often, airport leaders don't want officers to enforce rules because it hurts the feelings of employees and passengers, and might "scare away business."  So instead, officers feel pressured to let things slide, and after awhile, the rules are meaningless and the airport is unprotected.

I'm sick of being treated like an object, and our jobs treated like a joke where everything is reduced to a dollar sign.  The law should not be brushed aside because it causes inconvenience.

I think that the public in general need to wake up and realize that good policing and security is needed at our airports. I haven't ever worked at an airport that had a problem with the police intervening with the passengers, where passengers were complaining - unless they had something to hide.. and I have worked at JFK, SFO, and RDU (not too many).  With that being said, I do realize that that was many moons ago when I worked in any airport.  Police are an essential part of Airport Security and need to be treated with respect by everyone.

maybe not quantity. but for sure quality.  heard a good idea tody about this subject...to bad we cant do it like Jeruselum...ask a series of questions...any detection in deceit gets you pulled for search and interrogations and back grounds. 

Robo , you hit it out of the park about the TSA better then nothing . They could not find their A$$'s with both hands and a flashlight. Just like State Jobs , four Supervisors to every worker without a clue. "They needed Police Style Uniforms and Police looking Badges to get RESPECT FROM THE PUBLIC" those were their words at the time. Now they are pushing for Police Powers.

Anytime we have a problem , the Government does not look inward , they "THROW MONEY AT IT AND EXPAND TO NEW UNTRAINED , UNSEASONED, HIGHLY EDUCATED , stand ins. Since when is "COMMON SENSE" TAUGHT IN SCHOOL?  I don't care if you have a Masters Degree , as long as you continue to pound the square peg into the round hole , you are useless.

 I personally dont think they are. I have run into a buch that are cocky, rude, and very badge heavy.  Time and time again tests against the TSA show that investigators get weapons and other items through the check points. I believe in airport security, but some of the people TSA hires makes me scratch my head. 

Like I was talking about the cockyness,  its just amazes me how I have seen some of these people talk down to individuals, boss them around, and threaten to kick them off their flight.  I understand they have a job to do, but there is no curtiousy or professionalism with them. Not to mention having the authority to go through your bag and potentially steal you items. 

What does TSA mean? Im from Holland and work at Schiphol Amsterdam  airport. Never heard about TSA, probably we call it something else.

MikePopeye says ...

What does TSA mean? Im from Holland and work at Schiphol Amsterdam  airport. Never heard about TSA, probably we call it something else.

Transportation Security Administration

Its not the problem of going through security at the airports. Its the quality of the people they hire. Look, not to long back they fired a lot of TSA Employee's for having questionalble backgrounds. Some government agencies follow the practice of hiring people and then doing their backgrounds. Its not like a state or local law enforcement agency where you go through the hiring process to include a background and a psych eval. Do the TSA even do a psych eval?