In all, so-called "Red Teams" of Homeland Security agents posing as passengers were able get weapons past TSA agents in 67 out of 70 tests — a 95 percent failure rate, according to agency officials. [More]Well, yeah, if that's the only criteria you're going to judge them by. But to be fair, they managed to detain and humiliate my then-91-year-old mother with 100 percent efficiency.
That'll teach her to try to get a replacement knee she told them about in advance past them!
[Via Florida Guy]
95 percent failure rate? I've heard of "security theater", but this is on a par with Gilbert and Sullivan.
ReplyDeleteIt ain't about safety. It is about control. Hey sheep, how ya like them sheepdogs?
ReplyDeleteThat's from June of last year. When I was this, I thought maybe they were announcing 2016's annual fail.
ReplyDeleteShoot, missed that. Oh well, I'm sure they're all crack operatives by now. Or on crack.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who has ever spent half an hour in an airport can see the deficiencies of these clowns.
ReplyDeleteIt would take on the large side about 5 medium trained Islamic operators to take over a whole wing of most major airports.
It's all total bullshit security theater. "Please remove your shoes." Fuck you, idiot.
Still, you must admit that Melvin Carraway was the very image of a modern major manager.
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