Tag Archives: Security Theater

TSA hires a priest excluded from clergy for child molestation

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“In 2002, Thomas Harkins was permanently removed by the Catholic Church after 20-plus years of allegations that the former clergyman had molested children at parishes across the East Coast. Today, he’s your friendly TSA agent.  Despite being excommunicated and forced to pay around $195,000 to settle civil lawsuit relating to a barrage of sex-crime charges in the greater Philadelphia area, Harkins, now 65, didn’t have a problem finding a new job after being booted from the Catholic Church in 2002.”

http://rt.com/usa/news/tsa-harkins-security-catholic-446/

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TSA to install molecular body scanners

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“TSA is introducing the new full body scanner system to the American airports. The scanners will be capable of detecting every tiny trace of any substance of your body to find gunpowder or any bomb making materials. However the devices can also trace the level of adrenaline in the body. RT’s Kristine Frazao has more on the subject.”

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Court won’t hear appeal over TSA scanners

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“The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by Jonathan Corbett, who wanted to challenge the Transportation Security Administration’s use of full-body scanners and/or enhanced pat downs at airport security lines. Federal courts in Florida refused to hear his lawsuit, saying it could only be filed with the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld the dismissal, and the Supreme Court refused to reopen the case.”

http://www.boston.com/business/news/2012/10/01/court-won-hear-appeal-over-tsa-scanners/UquO8ksnUtX26REQGBx7rK/story.html

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Convicted TSA Officer Reveals Secrets of Thefts at Airports

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“A convicted TSA security officer says he was part of a ‘culture’ of indifference that allowed corrupt employees to prey on passengers’ luggage and personal belongings with impunity, thanks to lax oversight and tip-offs from TSA colleagues.  Pythias Brown, a former TSA officer at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey who admits he stole more than $800,000 worth of items from luggage and security checkpoints over a four-year period.  Brown is one of almost 400 TSA officers who have been fired for stealing from passengers in the past decade.”

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/convicted-tsa-officer-reveals-secrets-thefts-airports/story?id=17339513

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New National Anti-TSA Campaign: Opt Out And Film Week

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“By focusing our attention during Thanksgiving week on filming TSA pat down procedures and opting out of other ridiculous TSA policies such as ‘chat downs,‘ forcing travelers to ‘freeze’ on command, or testing drinks purchased by travelers after they have already passed through security, we’re going to expose the federal agency for what it is – an insult to everything America is supposed to stand for.”

http://www.prisonplanet.com/new-national-anti-tsa-campaign-opt-out-and-film-week.html

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TSA Goon Caught Stealing iPad By ABC News; Blames His Wife

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“When ABC News decided to investigate a reported spate of thefts by TSA officers of passenger belongings, its news team purposefully left an iPad behind at a checkpoint at Orlando airport. Barely two hours later, the device was tracked to the home of a TSA screener who then blamed his wife for the theft when he was confronted.”

http://www.infowars.com/tsa-goon-caught-stealing-ipad-by-abc-news-blames-his-wife/

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Security Theater Marches On With TSA “Freeze Drills”

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“At Phoenix, Arizona’s airport, WITHIN the ‘secured’ area of the gates, I suddenly found myself in a bunch of travelers who were being sharply told to ‘STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE! DON’T MOVE!’. A TSA employee was pointing his blue-gloved hand at anyone who moved a muscle (including airport workers) and barking these orders. Beyond him were two other agents doing the same thing to everyone in a 90-degree radius. The tension was rather palpable, as you might imagine. No explanation was given, no other words were spoken. No one moved a muscle. Parents grabbed their children. Anyone who fidgeted or made a step forward got yelled at.”

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/09/security-theater-marches-on-with-tsa.html

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Loews, Homeland Security Promote ‘Trusted Traveler’

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“Loews Hotels is offering YouFirst Platinum loyalty rewards members complimentary enrollment in the Global Entry program via an online process by incurring the cost of the $100 application fee for its most loyal guests. With a Global Entry membership, U.S. citizens are automatically qualified to participate in expedited screening with TSA PreCheck.  Said Tisch in a statement. ‘Our collaboration highlights the importance of the public and private sectors working together to improve hospitality for all our guests, whether that be at our hotels or traveling through an airport.'”

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/183657/loews-homeland-security-promote-trusted-traveler.html

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How close are we getting to a “papers please” society?

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“The TSA’s trusted traveler program doesn’t cost anything, at least not yet. And what’s the harm in surrendering a little personal information in exchange for access to a faster screening line where you can leave your shoes, light outerwear and belt on, and are allowed to keep your laptop in its case and your 3-1-1 compliant liquids and gels bags in a carry-on?  Plenty, actually.  Pre-Check represents the latest step toward what many TSA-watchers consider a ‘papers please’ society, a darker version of America that before 9/11 only existed in the pages of dystopian novels.”

http://tsanewsblog.com/6210/news/how-close-are-we-getting-to-a-papers-please-society/

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90+ Arrests of DC Cops Past 4 Years

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“In the past three and a half years, more than 90 D.C. police officers — from detectives to captains to the rank-and-file cops on the street — have been arrested, a Washington Examiner analysis of police data has revealed.  Metropolitan Police Department officers have been nabbed within the District and as far away as Florida. They’ve been arrested on charges ranging from to child pornography to murder. The majority are DUI and domestic violence arrests, though some cases stand out.”

http://www.policemisconduct.net/90-arrests-dc-cops-past-4-years/

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