TSA officers rescue kidnapped woman while looking for terrorists. - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Washington (CNN) -- TSA officers rescued a woman from two kidnappers as a group of travelers passed through a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said. In the July 5 incident, the two TSA behavior detection officers, trained to spot terrorists in passenger lines, noticed the 25-year-old woman trembling and trying to hide facial injuries at an airline ticket counter. The woman at first said she was fine, but later broke down crying and said she had been kidnapped, the TSA said. The officers separated the woman from her four travel partners, leading to her rescue and the arrest of two women in the group on kidnapping and other charges, the TSA said. "Our officers recognized that the woman was in danger and acted immediately to protect her," said Mark Hatfield, the TSA's federal security director for Miami International Airport. The incident was first reported Tuesday by Miami television station NBC 6, a day before a congressional hearing on TSA screener misconduct. Several TSA officials said the timing of the news release was coincidental. Nonetheless, TSA Deputy Administrator John Halinski mentioned the kidnapping case as an example of good work being done by agency employees. TSA to speed flight attendants through security "We stopped a kidnapping basically though the quick thinking and the abilities of our BDO (behavior detection officers)," he told the committee. A North Miami Police Department report gave this account: The incident began when the victim and four friends came to Miami from New Jersey to celebrate the Fourth of July. The following day -- July 5 -- the woman was alone at a Best Western hotel when her four friends returned from an outing, apparently intoxicated. While the victim was lying in bed, one woman accused her of having intimate relations with her boyfriend and "began to violently punch her numerous times in the face." When the woman stopped punching her, a second woman punched her in the face several times. The victim locked herself in a bathroom, but her two attackers struck her again when she left the bathroom. The two other friends "refused to get involved," the report says. The attackers took jewelry from her, took money from her purse and went to an ATM, where they withdrew money from the victim's account, it says. The group took a taxi to the Miami airport, and while they were at a ticket counter, a TSA behavior detection officer noticed the victim's injuries. The officer said that one woman "didn't seem comfortable with the people she was traveling with," the TSA said in a statement. The victim at first said she was fine, but a TSA officer "re-engaged the woman and she broke down crying and stated she was kidnapped," the statement said. "The victim was pulled away by TSA Agents before reaching the travel document check point and Airport Police were called," the TSA said. Police questioned the woman's four travel partners and arrested the two women. Police identified the women as Tori Beato, 19, of Secaucus, New Jersey, and Melissa Pineiro, 25, of North Bergen, New Jersey. Beato and Pineiro are charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment and related charges. Both have been released on bond, police said, and efforts by CNN to reach them were unsuccessful. Beato's listed phone number was no longer in service, and Pineiro did not immediately return a call for comment. At Wednesday's hearing on screener misconduct, the TSA defended its workforce, saying that most screeners behave professionally and that the agency works aggressively to weed out unprofessional workers. Deputy Administrator Halinski said criticism of the agency comes chiefly from the media, bloggers and politicians. Of the 600 million passengers screened every year, about 750,000 initiate contact with the TSA, and less than 8% of them register complaints, he said. TSA: Eight Newark officers fired for violating procedures "When you look at the large number of passengers that are going through, I think that statistic speaks for itself," Halinski said. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the subcommittee, agreed that only a small subset of TSA workers are unprofessional, but he said the frequency of TSA misconduct "is a symptom of a larger problem." "In some cases, we've seen poor screener performance going uncorrected or, even worse, being encouraged or covered up or by TSA management," he said, noting a 2011 case in which TSA employees at a Honolulu airport were failing to check baggage for explosives. "TSA's own federal security director was in on it," Rogers said. "One of these cases is too many, but there have been others disturbing since then, including airports in southwest Florida, Philadelphia, JFK and Newark." Said Halinski: "I'm not saying we're different from any other group of Americans. I'm saying we're exactly like any group of Americans."[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/travel/miami-tsa-airport-incident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2"]Source[/URL]

They're still several thousand in the negatives with their "legal" version of rape, but hey, at least they did something good for once!

TSA: 2 Al Quaeda: 2,996 [B]USA USA USA!!![/B] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Trolling again" - Swebonny))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37042743]They're still several thousand in the negatives with their "legal" version of rape, but hey, at least they did something good for once![/QUOTE] I agree though, this patting down shit is a bit excessive at times. Why don't they just scan me, print a picture of my pecker for all too look at, have a good laugh and then let me fly away. Ohwait.

I imagined them patting someone down and then finding that they actually had a kidnapped woman in their pants

[QUOTE=smurfy;37042777]I imagined them patting someone down and then finding that they actually had a kidnapped woman in their pants[/QUOTE] I expected a kidnapped clown to pop out of someone's suitcase when they opened it to check for bombs.

[QUOTE=prooboo;37042761]TSA: 2 Al Quaeda: 2,996 [B]USA USA USA!!![/B][/QUOTE] I don't get this. Al Quaeda has saved 2,996 kidnapped women? Golly Gee you are a terrible poster.

you know something's up with the tsa when an article like this is surprising

[QUOTE=Disotrtion;37042852]I don't get this. Al Quaeda has saved 2,996 kidnapped women? Golly Gee you are a terrible poster.[/QUOTE] pretty sure the point is that the TSA is still awful despite doing one good thing

[quote] The incident was first reported Tuesday by Miami television station NBC 6, a day before a congressional hearing on TSA screener misconduct. Several TSA officials said the timing of the news release was coincidental.[/quote] False flag operation, nothing to see here folks.

"Sir, we've rescued this poor woman who was kidnapped, but unfortunately, we found no terrorists..." "Alright then, back to work!"

Doing something right for once, good job TSA.

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37042743]They're still several thousand in the negatives with their "legal" version of rape, but hey, at least they did something good for once![/QUOTE] A pat down is rape? lol, have you even been in an airport?

[QUOTE=Rubs10;37043256]A pat down is rape? lol, have you even been in an airport?[/QUOTE] You've [b]got[/b] to have seen at least one article or two about a child or one of the elderly getting their version of rape.

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37043320]You've [b]got[/b] to have seen at least one article or two about a child or one of the elderly getting their version of rape.[/QUOTE] Yep, some of the TSA agents did rape/molest/steal from passengers, they were also arrested for it.

[QUOTE=Rubs10;37043502]Yep, some of the TSA agents did rape/molest/steal from passengers, they were also arrested for it.[/QUOTE] And those were un-professional TSA agents. That's like saying since one BK employee stepped on lettuce they all step on our lettuce and all BK employees are bad.

[QUOTE=Rubs10;37043502]Yep, some of the TSA agents did rape/molest/steal from passengers, they were also arrested for it.[/QUOTE] Not all are arrested, or even reported for that matter. Its illogical to make an assumption on the TSA based on only on events that make it through the media. The same could be said with the good they do not making media success. Unless the TSA themselves were strictly monitored, it would be difficult to show how helpful/harmful the TSA actually is.

The first time in the history of the entire organization that it's done something useful! Still think it should be disbanded and defunded though.

This year I've flown to and from both North America, England and Norway around 8 times and the TSA ain't that bad. There are the occasional bad stories, but for the average joe like me it really isn't a big problem. The pat-downs aren't really invasive, it's not like they check the groin areas. They had one of those full-body scanners in Philadelphia but not in Calgary, Heathrow or Oslo, and I get how those can be invasive, especially for very private people. But the pat downs are not, and security has improved in both speed and efficiency lately. It took less then 5 minutes to get through all security at Calgary and Oslo.

[quote] two TSA behavior detection officers, trained to spot terrorists in passenger lines, noticed the 25-year-old woman trembling and trying to hide facial injuries at an airline ticket counter. The woman at first said she was fine, but later broke down crying and said she had been kidnapped, the TSA said.[/quote] Are "behavior detection officers" really necessary to spot a woman trembling, hiding bruises, and then crying?

[QUOTE=icantread49;37049463]Are "behavior detection officers" really necessary to spot a woman trembling, hiding bruises, and then crying?[/QUOTE] They're specifically trained to look for abnormalities in behavior and to then respond accordingly. Most people would see it, but not pay it any mind.

[QUOTE=soccerskyman;37045872]Not all are arrested, or even reported for that matter. Its illogical to make an assumption on the TSA based on only on events that make it through the media. The same could be said with the good they do not making media success. Unless the TSA themselves were strictly monitored, it would be difficult to show how helpful/harmful the TSA actually is.[/QUOTE] Uuh, isn't making an assumption on the TSA based on what the media says pretty much exactly what people who dislike the TSA do?

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37043320]You've [b]got[/b] to have seen at least one article or two about a child or one of the elderly getting their version of rape.[/QUOTE] Uhh, children aren't supposed to be patted down.