Re:Why Do 26 Million Checked Bags Go Missing Every Year?
by stephengillie on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @01:10PM
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Mueller confirms that airlines see the TSA as a big part of the problem: “After the TSA took over back in 2001, my pilferage claims quadrupled,” he says. Before the TSA came into the game, passengers’ bags could be opened by another party only if a law-enforcement officer was present. His counterparts at other carriers have reported similar findings, he says, and in a 2002 meeting in Washington, D.C., they demanded that the TSA crack down on rogue employees. It is not clear what the agency has done since that time to solve the problem, but it has agreed to investigate and settle any claims that arise.
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Re:Why Do 26 Million Checked Bags Go Missing Every Year?
by Shivetya on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @01:43PM
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I guess we could not criminalize until you federalize.
Play on "You can't professionalize unless you federalize," agreed Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
Re:Why Do 26 Million Checked Bags Go Missing Every Year?
by jbooth on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @02:42PM
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Let's leave the 1-dimensional partisan politics out of this please, there are plenty of real-world reasons why the TSA sucks. The air traffic controllers are federalized and they do a great job.
Re:Why Do 26 Million Checked Bags Go Missing Every Year?
by onwardly on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @05:13PM
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The article also notes another reason why the arrival of the TSA coincided with an increase:
"The arrival of the TSA, which should have heightened security throughout airports, actually created an opportunity for petty thievery, he says. “When you have the TSA and local law enforcement watching for terrorists, this takes the priority off of thieves stealing luggage from the carousel.”