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Have you ever arrived at your destination to find items missing from your suitcase and thought, "I wonder how that happened?" It turns out, you may have been a victim of TSA theft.
ABC News, as seen in the clip above, conducted an investigation into the security of airport screening stations.
New figures show that 381 TSA officers have been fired after stealing from passengers and their luggage.
The investigation tracked checked bags with iPads and cash, and also went through security checkpoints with these items in carry-on luggage.
In nine of ten cases, the items made it to their destination safely. But in Orlando, an iPad left behind ended up in the
hands of a security officer. Using a device-tracking app on the iPad, investigators traced the iPad to the home of the
security officer last seen with the device. After denying that he stole the item, the officer was caught red-handed
when the alert for the device was heard from inside his home.
Thankfully, the officer has been terminated. We're sure this will lead to further TSA investigations, but for now, we'd suggest putting valuable items in the safety of your well-guarded carry-on bag.
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[video=youtube;aLxsLbl16IM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLxsLbl16IM&feature=player_embedded[/video]
[url]http://www.gadling.com/2012/09/28/tsa-officers-fired-after-stealing-from-passengers/[/url]
[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2209494/Missing-iPad-tracked-home-TSA-agent-TV-sting--blamed-wife-taking-it.html?ito=feeds-newsxml[/url]
What scum is working for the TSA.
TSA searched my bag and took one of my copies of Dead Island last summer.
[quote]New figures show that 381 TSA officers have been fired after stealing from passengers and their luggage. [/quote]
TSA is such a fucking joke, I've never heard anything positive about them. It's a wonder why we actually put up with this shit.
381? Wow.
I must be the only person in the US that has never had a problem with the TSA / Airport security.
[QUOTE=areolop;37838151]I must be the only person in the US that has never had a problem with the TSA / Airport security.[/QUOTE]
Are you a terrorist?
TSA loves fucking around with innocent people just wishing to take a plane home.
[QUOTE=-Get_A_Life-;37838201]Are you a terrorist?
TSA loves fucking around with innocent people just wishing to take a plane home.[/QUOTE]
They're also incompetent. My family once went through their background scatter scanning crap but managed to forget a suitcase on the other side. They handed it to us without sending it through the x-ray machine. So we pretty much could have had anything in it.
Why can't we get rid of the fucking TSA and just keep security guards and metal scanners, all these jokers do is make us look bad.
what a dumbass, he didnt even bother to wipe the ipad and log into another account
(find my iThing only works if your account is still logged in on the iThing)
I know TSA is terrible but Facepunch has some sort of crusade against them, lol.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;37838135]381? Wow.[/QUOTE]
Keep in mind that figure only reflects the number of agents caught, its extraordinarily difficult to prove that a particular agent stole your stuff. The number of artifacts stolen by TSA agents probably range in the 10s of thousands.
[QUOTE=barttool;37838384]I know TSA is terrible but Facepunch has some sort of crusade against them, lol.[/QUOTE]
Anyone with a respect for dignity is on a crusade against them.
The fuck? TSA?
The thing about TSA is that you would think, and indeed many people do think, that the majority of TSA peeps are just people trying to do their inconvenient job instead of being bad apples, but it seems that the reality is that the vast majority of them are in fact dicks.
[QUOTE=darkrei9n;37838254]They're also incompetent. My family once went through their background scatter scanning crap but managed to forget a suitcase on the other side. They handed it to us without sending it through the x-ray machine. So we pretty much could have had anything in it.[/QUOTE]
prob because the other ones you had made it clear you aren't trying to hijack a plane or something
[QUOTE=Sir_takeslot;37838113]TSA is such a fucking joke, I've never heard anything positive about them. It's a wonder why we actually put up with this shit.[/QUOTE]
Because terrorists.
[QUOTE=YourFriendJoe;37838112]TSA searched my bag and took one of my copies of Dead Island last summer.[/QUOTE]
So you lost nothing of value?
OH WOW FUCK
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Who the hell keeps anything valued at more than $100 in non-carry on bags?
[QUOTE=Starpluck;37838410]Keep in mind that figure only reflects the number of agents caught, its extraordinarily difficult to prove that a particular agent stole your stuff. The number of artifacts stolen by TSA agents probably range in the 10s of thousands.[/QUOTE]
Holy shit, this is outrageous
I've never thought of the TSA as good in any way, but I never expected that they'd be stealing your stuff. How is anyone suppose to take a flight to (or from) the US with some peace of mind if there's that many people stealing stuff? Also, the news source doesn't mentioned, but are these TSA officers criminally charged or not?
[QUOTE=TylerB;37838090]After denying that he stole the item, the officer was caught red-handed when the alert for the device was heard from inside his home.[/QUOTE]
Ha, that's fucking great.
I'm not surprised, a lot of TSA agents are not highly educated. If I remember correctly you only need a high-school education, so what the TSA is really is a army or highly paid rent-a-cops given incredible power.
[QUOTE=duno;37838747]Who the hell keeps anything valued at more than $100 in non-carry on bags?[/QUOTE]
People who think that for the hundreds of dollars they just spent on plane tickets would get better security and better service.
Yet another reason, as if one was required, to just get rid of the TSA entirely. Defund, disband, lay off the workers, and pour the money into either NASA or healthcare.
[QUOTE=barttool;37838384]I know TSA is terrible but Facepunch has some sort of crusade against them, lol.[/QUOTE]
That's because we actually care about our rights.
[QUOTE=Sir_takeslot;37838113]TSA is such a fucking joke, I've never heard anything positive about them. It's a wonder why we actually put up with this shit.[/QUOTE]
Because its extremely hard to voice your complaints to politicians who will just cover their ears and walk away quickly.
-snip- okay that was dumb
[QUOTE=LtKyle2;37838271]Why can't we get rid of the fucking TSA and just keep security guards and metal scanners, all these jokers do is make us look bad.[/QUOTE]
What do you think the TSA is?
[QUOTE=LtKyle2;37838271]Why can't we get rid of the fucking TSA and just keep security guards and metal scanners, all these jokers do is make us look bad.[/QUOTE]
b-but terrorism!!!
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