Authorities on Transportation II
U.S. Transportation Security Administration agents have missed weapons in security tests, so new procedures have been put into place. “TSA continues to adjust and refine our systems and procedures to meet the evolving threat and to achieve the highest levels of transportation security,” the agency said in a statement. That means agents will be making “more intimate contact than before,” a TSA spokesman admits. Joel Stratte-McClure of Redding, Calif., was told he needed a special pat-down because “bad people conceal weapons in their pants.” Stratte-McClure called it “groin scrutiny.” TSA public affairs manager Nico Melendez says the new “intimate” procedure is “streamlined” and is designed to “reduce confusion” while it “lessens the cognitive burden for our officers.” (RC/Redding, Calif., Record Searchlight) ...Yes, “just grope everybody” doesn’t strain the poor agents’ minds compared to having to decide who might be an actual threat.Original Publication Date: 05 March 2017
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