University of Michigan student, Rebecca Solomon, had a joke played on her as she was boarding a flight at the Philadelphia International Airport. As she was going through security, one of the Transportation Security Administration screeners, presented a small plastic bag of white powder and questioned her about it. When Solomon appeared to be sufficiently terrified, the unnamed TSA screener let her off the hook and let her in on the joke. Needless to say, Rebecca Solomon was quite shaken by the incident. The TSA joker is no longer working for the TSA.
Okay, so this was just a joke, but this shows what sort of people are working at the TSA. These jokers have tremendous authority and the power to destroy people's lives, and they are not necessarily responsible, rational people. What if the plastic bag had contained explosive material or drugs? What if this warped TSA screener just wanted to see someone go to jail for his own amusement? If he was sadistic enough to play a joke like this, maybe he could be sadistic enough to go further. Who knows how warped this TSA guy may be?
Well, maybe this explains how all of the terrorists are getting through security with explosives and weapons. We, the law-abiding citizens, are standing in long lines, holding our shoes, being treated like criminals, and getting felt up by frisky security guards while these TSA losers are goofing around, and letting the terrorists sneak onto the plane with exploding underwear.
So, we have all of this great security. It does not seem to be making us much safer. The only thing it seems to be accomplishing is making life more difficult for normal, non-violent citizens. The TSA should be ashamed of the people they employ, the way they abuse their power to violate the privacy of innocent people, and the terrible job they are doing protecting this country.
