http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tsa/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:45:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049891/posts In Chicago, people like Robert Perry are subjected to exhaustive security checks. He was patted down, his wheel chair was examined and his hands were swabbed, all in public view in a see-through room at the security checkpoint. Perry, 71, is not alone "It's humiliation," Perry said. Perry was also taken to a see-through room by a TSA agent when his artificial knee set off the metal detector. "He yelled at me to get the belt off. 'I told you to get the belt off.' So I took the belt off. He ran his hands down over and pulled the... CBS2Chicago.com via Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049891/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:45:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045347/posts CNN) -- Federal officers charged with keeping terrorists off planes are now searching their own ranks for staff who told CNN that few flights were protected by air marshals. The Transportation Security Administration rejected as a "myth" CNN's report that less than 1 percent of the nation's daily flights carry armed federal air marshals. Now the agency is conducting an investigation into who talked to CNN and who encouraged other agents to do the same. A spokesman for the TSA confirmed the investigation. Spokesman Christopher White said a TSA investigator is looking into the "possible unauthorized release of sensitive and... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045347/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:55:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044372/posts A New York woman has filed a $10 million lawsuit stemming from her arrest at Washington's Reagan International Airport last year, an arrest she says was unwarranted and abusive. Police say 31-year-old Robin Kassner was obstructing justice. Security cameras captured the incident and the video has now been made public. Surveillance video from inside Reagan National Airport shows Robin Kassner standing with a TSA agent who sorts through her bag. Moments later, a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police officer steps in and pulls Kassner to the ground. Robin Kassner says "I was thrown across the room, into a metal chair... kare11.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044372/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042886/posts The Department of Homeland Security has solicited a proposal from a Canadian security company to develop a stun bracelet. In order to enhance the security of air travel and to help manage illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security has solicited a proposal from a Canadian security company to develop a passenger stun bracelet. Information Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042886/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:12:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042469/posts Want some torture with your peanuts? Aviation Security POSTED 2:18 PM BY P. JEFFREY BLACK & JEFFREY DENNING * Print * Listen * Font Size * Share * Ask a Question * You Report By Jeffrey Denning Just when you thought you’ve heard it all... A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042469/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:21:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041943/posts Just when you thought you’ve heard it all... A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers. This bracelet would: • take the place of an airline boarding pass • contain personal information about the traveler • be able to monitor the whereabouts of each passenger and his/her luggage • shock the wearer... Washington Times aviation security blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041943/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:55:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039608/posts For years at airport security checkpoints, passengers have heard the refrain, almost a dirge: “Laptops must be removed from their cases and placed on the belt.” Get ready for a change. The Transportation Security Administration has given the go-ahead for passengers to use newly designed carry-on bags that will let them pass through security without having to take their laptops out for the X-ray inspection. Kip Hawley, the agency’s director, told me Monday that the T.S.A. would accept the new laptop cases as soon as they come on the market. Two of the biggest luggage manufacturers — Pathfinder Luggage and... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039608/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:56:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2039135/posts Oppression At the Airport Still Think You Are Free? The first thing you lose when you walk into an airport is freedom of speech, according to Walter Williams article "Airport tyranny". You do not even have to say any particular thing to find yourself arrested. Even if you say something totally innocent (in a country with free speech everything is innocent), if some TSA thug claims it distracted him or her. Quoting James Bovard, Williams wrote: "According to the February 2002 Federal Register, people can be arrested if they act in a way that 'might distract or inhibit a screener... Independent Individualist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2039135/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:50:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032708/posts It's been at least five years since I've flown commercial, and for good reason: I don't wish to be arrested for questioning actions by often arrogant, rude Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers. Two years ago, my decision was reinforced by my daughter's experience when going through airport security with her two lovebirds. Having shown her ticket and ID to security personnel, and walking toward the metal detector, they started shouting to her, "Miss, you're going to have to take them birds out of the cage." I watched with incredulity as she approached the metal detectors. Fortunately, a TSA worker took... Town Hall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032708/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:13:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030092/posts Unintentional adventures in airport security Carry On By Chris Haire I'm a risk-taking man. I like to take chances. I like to put all of my chips on the No. 13, spin the roulette wheel, and pray that my hopes and dreams aren't splattered all over the casino walls like Christopher Walken's brains in The Deer Hunter. Charlie likes to gamble. Which is why I was very much aware of what I was doing when I handed over my driver's license to a security official at the Philadelphia International Airport. I knew that the license was split in half —... Charleston City Paper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030092/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:43:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030081/posts ·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   Special Warning on Ammunition over .50 Caliber   Thursday, June 12, 2008   Over the past few months, NRA-ILA has learned of cases where traveling hunters have been stopped from transporting ammunition over .50 caliber in checked baggage. This has caused significant problems for hunters who use cartridges such as the .505 Gibbs or .577 Nitro Express.NRA-ILA is currently working with Transportation Security Agency officials to identify the source of the problem, and to correct it so that these traditional hunting cartridges can be transported in checked baggage without difficulty.At the... NRA-ILA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030081/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:30:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2030037/posts When I came downstairs this morning, there was a noisy protest raging- right on my patio. This before I had even tasted my morning coffee ! Finneran Lane http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2030037/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:53:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029972/posts Security scanners which can see through passengers' clothing and reveal details of their body underneath are being installed in 10 US airports, the US Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. AFP via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029972/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:25:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028911/posts In a major change of policy, the Transportation Security Administration has announced that passengers refusing to show ID will no longer be able to fly. The policy change, announced on Thursday afternoon, will go into force on June 21, and will only affect passengers who refuse to produce ID. Passengers who claim to have lost or forgotten their proof of identity will still be able to fly. As long as TSA has existed, passengers have been able to fly without showing ID to government agents. Doing so would result in a secondary search (a pat down and hand search of... c|net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028911/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:57:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022459/posts Boy who hopped 2 flights last year tries it again Wednesday May 28, 11:05 am ET Boy who hopped 2 flights last year caught this time -- at Seattle-Tacoma airport gate SEATAC, Wash. -- A 10-year-old boy who last year talked his way onto airline flights to Texas tried another getaway but was stopped at a boarding gate, authorities said. Security tapes show Semaj Booker passing through a metal detector and other procedures before 5 a.m. Tuesday at a checkpoint operated by the Transportation Security Administration at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. His mother had reported him missing to Tacoma police at... Yahoo Business http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022459/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 15:12:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007816/posts A pilot's laptop, filled with top secret security information was reported missing at Dulles Airport and the ripple effects were felt across the country. The Mesa Airlines employee couldn't find the personal laptop he brought with him while co-piloting a United Express flight from Birmingham, Alabama to Dulles International Airport. 17 airports were forced to make emergency changes to access codes at Dulles, Atlanta, Phoenix, Chicago's O'Hare and San Antonio. Various officials within the airline industry admit that with these access codes, someone who went though security could, with the touch of a few buttons, get onto a plane or... wjla http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007816/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:11:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005853/posts How many federal employees does it take to waste our tax dollars and push an agenda? The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, is familiar to anyone who flies. They’re the people that make you take off your shoes, your belt, conduct body cavity searches and make grandma get out of the wheel chair because she might be a terrorist. Aside from being worthless and unionized (so they can’t be fired easily, thanks Dems), they are also pushing a PC agenda, at least in Atlanta. One of our contributors flew to Atlanta today and sent back the pictures below of an... The First Friday Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005853/posts#comment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:31:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005270/posts A 74-year-old grandmother spent the night in jail after she refused security officers' efforts to check her at Palm Beach International Airport and then shoved a deputy, authorities said Thursday. Elena Reichman, a Holocaust survivor who lives west of Boca Raton, is charged with felony battery on a law enforcement officer. She was released from jail after posting a $3,000 bond at 5 a.m. Thursday. It was her first arrest, state records show. Orlando Sun-Sentinel (Fla.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005270/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:51:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005194/posts A globe-hopping executive was grounded by JetBlue after she threw a hissy fit at Kennedy Airport and triggered a bomb scare aboard a flight, the Daily News has learned. Rosalinda Baez was arrested by the FBI for falsely claiming there was a bomb in her suitcase at JFK, according to a complaint filed last week in Brooklyn Federal Court. Baez, who earns $190,000-a-year and has homes in Manhattan and Texas, was returning from a business trip in Costa Rica last Tuesday when she was blocked by a gate attendant from boarding JetBlue Flight 1061 to Austin, Tex., because the jetway... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005194/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:00:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002992/posts SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Their mission is to protect airline passengers from acts of terror on U.S. flights. But in a special investigation, former and current air marshals told CNN that the number of marshals assigned to police flights is so low that the federal agency overseeing them has drastically lowered its firearms and psychological testing standards just so it can qualify new hires. More than a dozen current and former marshals told CNN that so many federal air marshals have resigned and are not being replaced that airport screeners are being employed to fill the dwindling ranks. But... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002992/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:44:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001631/posts CHICAGO - Uniforms belonging to U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers were left in the open at an O'Hare International Airport checkpoint last month, as was a cash box, officials said Monday. TSA spokesman Elio Montenegro said the items were in an area past security checkpoints, insisting that someone wearing a TSA uniform still could not get into a secure area without the proper identification. "First and foremost, at no time was security or safety breached," Montenegro said Monday. "At all times, the items in question were in the secure area of the airport ... and at no time were they... AP via Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001631/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996900/posts NEW YORK - To the untrained eye, the man looked like any other traveler as he waited in line at Kennedy Airport. But something about the way he was acting caught the attention of two security screeners. For 16 minutes, they questioned him, scanned every inch of his body twice with a metal-detecting wand and emptied his carry-on bag onto a table. Out came a car stereo with wires dangling from it. The man was eventually found to have done nothing wrong — he said he had pulled the stereo out of his car because he was afraid it would... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996900/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 22:21:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996709/posts Over ten per cent of airline crewmembers in the US are authorised to carry guns onboard, according to a budget document released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The Federal Air Marshal Service runs a programme for armed pilots as a TSA agency and estimates that 85,000 to 90,000 pilots and crew are eligible to carry a gun on domestic passenger and cargo flights. Although the exact number remains confidential the TSA has forecasted the level of eligible pilots will increase to 16.5 per cent by 2011. The TSA reports it found 16 firearms and four concealed prohibited items at... TravelBite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996709/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:30:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995828/posts ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A former Army veteran arrested after trying to check luggage containing pipe bomb-making materials onto a flight home explained that he wanted to show his friends there how to make them, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators were questioning whether Kevin Christopher Brown had ever been to Iraq—where he told them he'd seen similar bombs made, according to court documents—and looking into his mental health history after his arrest Tuesday at Orlando International Airport. Authorities and airline officials repeated their assurances that passengers were never in danger. Transportation Security Administration officials nonetheless touted the 32-year-old's arrest as a... Breitbart/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995828/posts#comment Thu, 3 Apr 2008 02:27:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995320/posts WASHINGTON - Armed airline pilots may be at risk of discharging their weapons on planes because of cumbersome rules imposed by Congress and the Transportation Security Administration, a group representing the pilots said Tuesday. A 2002 law prohibits pilots from carrying their guns outside the cockpit without a trigger lock, and as a result they must frequently affix or remove trigger locks during flights. That law and the TSA policy that goes with it may be responsible for a March 22 incident in which a pilot accidentally discharged his weapon on U.S. Airways Flight 1536 from Denver to Charlotte, N.C.,... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995320/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 04:10:57 GMT