Possibly the Most Incompetent TSA Story Yet
The storyline:
- TSA screener finds two pipes in passenger’s bags.
- Screener determines that they’re not a threat.
- Screener confiscates them anyway, because of their “material and appearance.”
- Because they’re not actually a threat, screener leaves them at the checkpoint.
- Everyone forgets about them.
- Six hours later, the next shift of TSA screeners notices the pipes and — not being able to explain how they got there and, presumably, because of their “material and appearance” — calls the police bomb squad to remove the pipes.
- TSA does not evacuate the airport, or even close the checkpoint, because — well, we don’t know why.
I don’t even know where to begin.
LC • January 31, 2012 5:22 PM
TSA agents sleep at work and steal from luggage:
http://rt.com/usa/news/tsa-luggage-newark-lot-209/