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LadyEllen -> RE: "Nightmare at Reagan National Airport: A Security Story to End all Security Stories" (6/18/2007 2:49:54 PM)
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We had a wonderful documentary on TV here a few weeks ago about a certain company that runs security at a certain UK airport. It was filmed by way of secret camera, worn by an employee of the company wishing to blow the whistle on how things were being run;
- staff sleeping on duty
- insufficient staff to perform the task
- staff reading the newspaper rather than watching the xray monitors showing referred bags - referred because of their suspicious contents at the first scan
- searches not being conducted, but reported as having been conducted
- pilfering from hold baggage
- attractive women being singled out for strip search for reasons not altogether connected with security
- company training documents being ignored and this not being followed up on
- specific Government threat warnings being ignored
- free access being given to planes on the ground during refuelling such that anyone could enter, unchecked and unknown
- searches of planes on the ground prior to flight, bypassed
- security staff using drugs and getting drunk in the airport, on duty
- security staff using their access to planes to smuggle drugs in and money out of the country
- security staff with long criminal records - attempted murder, kidnap, armed robbery for example, and still being given full security clearance and a job
In short, it was a total fucking joke. And what made it even more annoying to me personally, was the obvious lack of intellect of the majority of the personnel, and their total lack of interest in doing the job as it is required to be done. They may as well not have been there at all. What really interested me, was the number of Muslims doing the job - but we mustnt say anything about that.
So for these fucking jokers to have then stopped me recently because I was carrying a bag (from the shop next door to the flaming security zone) and ask me to check the contents (liquid make up)....... anyway, I'm not prepared to line their pockets so I got it on board regardless, after a bit of a hoo hah. They seemed happy with the "fine" of one cigarette lighter (no doubt lighting a bong as we speak), and I got my explosives aboard.
I wonder who these TSA people are? Private contractors or government employed? Mind you given the stories I hear from my brother (UK immigration at a certain airport) it doesnt seem to make much difference - its mostly all completely wank.
By the way, the airport concerned flys to and from the US several times a day..... and this security company is specially employed by a certain US airline for their planes and flights.
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