Three ways to improve airport screening

Fisher1949 · Mar 6, 2012

Surprisingly critical piece from the TSA suck ups at USA Today.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinio...-06/tsa-airport-security-screening/53388320/1

Bonus companion piece from our friends up north.

Airport security mainly for show

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/06/airport-security-mainly-for-show

Lisa Simeone · Mar 7, 2012

We've only been saying this for years:

•First, stop relying on scanners and pat-downs as the primary method for screening passengers. The vast majority of security, especially on domestic flights, comes from locked cockpit doors, heightened awareness among passengers and crews, and better visa management.
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And this:

Body scanners are expensive, are slow and have high false alarm rates. Those drawbacks necessitate extra pat-downs, which was the case with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in January. TSA agents stopped him from boarding after he triggered an alarm but refused the pat-down. The body scanners and pat-downs could be applied as secondary measures, or as a random additional check.

•Second, crack down on offensive acts by the TSA at checkpoints. News media coverage is replete with stories of broken urostomy bags, lengthy detention over whether breast milk is a medical liquid, questionable demands to remove clothing, theft of goods by TSA personnel, and other issues. Although the TSA videotapes activity at checkpoints, it does not use the recordings to report to the public on its performance. Moreover, the recordings often cover a wide area without a detailed view. In the case of Sen. Paul, the view is obstructed. Videotaping in public is a protected right, and travelers should be encouraged to add their own videos to a public archive.
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