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Re:TSA acknowledges financial stress of shutdown is forcing ... by jmvoodoo on Thursday January 17, 2019 @02:45PM (#18933895)
Unlike most other forms of law enforcement, TSA agents lives are most at risk when off-duty and someone learns they are an agent in a social setting. As a result, the government shutdown is putting TSA lives in jeopardy.
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Re:TSA acknowledges financial stress of shutdown is forcing ... by edm0nd on Thursday January 17, 2019 @03:58PM (#18934575)
They are at risk of getting laughed at.
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Re:TSA acknowledges financial stress of shutdown is forcing ... by meowface on Friday January 18, 2019 @12:03AM (#18937156)
I doubt even that. Most agents would probably just say "I don't like them either, but it pays the bills".
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Re:TSA acknowledges financial stress of shutdown is forcing ... by rococode on Thursday January 17, 2019 @03:02PM (#18934068)
Honestly can't tell if you're being facetious haha. It's not that I think the risk of them being attacked for being a TSA officer is high, but the risk they face at their jobs seems so low.
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Re:TSA acknowledges financial stress of shutdown is forcing ... by nradov on Thursday January 17, 2019 @04:56PM (#18935032)
TSA agents are specifically not law enforcement. They don't swear the same oath as federal law enforcement officers, don't carry weapons, and have no arrest powers.
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