TSA Head Says There Will Be No Change In Search Procedures
Not surprisingly, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said on the morning shows today that there would be no change in the agency’s search procedures:
John Pistole, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, said several times Sunday that no changes are planned in airport screening procedures, despite an online backlash.
“Do I understand the sensitivities of people? Yes,” Pistole said to CNN’s Candy Crowley on “State of the Union.” “If you’re asking, am I going to change the policies? No.”
His boss, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, was asked on Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital With Al Hunt” if the pat-down procedures are working.
“Yes,” she replied. “And I think it is objectively better at helping us find the liquids, the powders, the gels that could be smuggled onto a plane and used to explode it. … Remember, the walkthrough metal detector was hugely controversial when it began, and now, of course, we don’t even think about it.”
That’s the government for you. Crappy customer service leads to no change at all.
“Crappy customer service leads to no change at all.”
Jeez louise, dude. This is a security measure to keep your ass safe, it is not some “customer service”. And it is not “crappy” because it is calibrated to do the job it is intended to do.
As Fark puts it, the pat-downs will continue until morale improves.