tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post6748646021104087332..comments2024-03-23T12:05:13.464-07:00Comments on Ideas: Is TSA Vandalism Deliberate Policy?David Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-71211424362304515572012-08-29T12:49:29.410-07:002012-08-29T12:49:29.410-07:00Not that this is the same thing, but it made me th...Not that this is the same thing, but it made me think of your experience:<br />http://news.co.cr/mortified-gay-couple-sues-airline-over-dildo-incident-on-flight-home-from-costa-rica/13516/<br />I doubt this "prank" would have happened had the agent who inspected it had to identify themselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649827266201991787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-1984124117814625702012-06-09T16:07:12.609-07:002012-06-09T16:07:12.609-07:00you are all fools for falling for the bullshit sto...you are all fools for falling for the bullshit story that you need to have your luggage searched at all...you deserve the thefts for putting up with the searches and falling for the lies!<br />you desecrate ancient civilizations and then expect repercussions...you are deluded ...it is mossad and the israelis who run TSA and amerika...get wise and wake up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-538805712847324992012-06-07T07:41:20.898-07:002012-06-07T07:41:20.898-07:00This incident inspired a post from DownsizeDC.org:...This incident inspired a post from DownsizeDC.org: <a href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/do-you-want-to-replace-the-tsa-with-competitive-alternatives" rel="nofollow">http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/do-you-want-to-replace-the-tsa-with-competitive-alternatives</a>James Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089442171029775791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-67365184667000517162012-06-06T13:19:45.476-07:002012-06-06T13:19:45.476-07:00Yes, it's probably tacitly approved, but tacit...Yes, it's probably tacitly approved, but tacit conspiracies are weak. Often explicit arguments, like defense against theft, can win against them.Douglas Knightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-86916024349819941532012-06-06T12:36:15.635-07:002012-06-06T12:36:15.635-07:00Perhaps this is in the realm of passive aggression...Perhaps this is in the realm of passive aggression ??That Damn Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593683565110597070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-45818373345252423242012-06-06T08:15:44.180-07:002012-06-06T08:15:44.180-07:00It does strike one as plausible. Certainly there i...It does strike one as plausible. Certainly there is a lot of documented high-handed and tyrannical behavior by TSA agents. I have personally experienced some of this myself. Fortunately not on every occasion, but often enough to give me a negative impression of the agency as a whole. <br /><br />Gary, I don't think agents have been instructed to do this. Rather, they do it and have not been stopped or instructed not to. It's more of a tacit approval than explicit, documented policy.<br /><br />And why is it so unlikely that an agent would think he can discourage the use of certain kinds of packaging? I would be discouraged from doing the same thing that caused me so much trouble the first time. Moreover, regardless of whether or not it has a discouraging effect, the agent may simply be acting out of anger, spite, or, to use your term, annoyance. In any case, I can't see how the average person would approve of this behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-52138547865458132822012-06-06T05:27:20.424-07:002012-06-06T05:27:20.424-07:00"...short of getting a TSA inspector to confe..."...short of getting a TSA inspector to confess..."<br /><br />Why did I come to think of a previous blog post, "The Visigothic solution?"Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-19301552321193009472012-06-05T17:15:32.712-07:002012-06-05T17:15:32.712-07:00If they damage things deliberately, I think it'...If they damage things deliberately, I think it's one of those things that's done due to annoyance rather than being willful. That is, they're tired of searching through Russian Doll-type packaging.<br /><br />It's unlikely that an individual agent would think he has enough influence to discourage a certain mode of packing. I also can't imagine anybody is instructing them to do this.Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-3564311056838135022012-06-05T16:21:21.712-07:002012-06-05T16:21:21.712-07:00Do cops beat people as deliberate policy?
I suppo...Do cops beat people as deliberate policy?<br /><br />I suppose it matters what you mean by either "deliberate", or "policy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com