• unmagical@lemmy.ml
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    25 days ago

    It’s to make them suffer enough that they aren’t paying as close attention and something slips through.

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      I don’t think anything more could slip through than already does. The TSA hasn’t stopped a single terror attack in their entire history and stopping terror attacks is literally their mission statement.

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        25 days ago

        they’ve also failed several surprise tests conducted by the federal gov’t – enough to make their director resign in disgrace and make them stop testing. lol

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      Everything already slips through except full water bottles. I think in the 25 years since the TSA was introduced, they’re only successful like 5% max of the time when the government does penetration testing