The perception is that there's an overwhelming bureaucracy that is preventing the TSA from being able to effectively make common sense exceptions and from being able to punish / prevent violations of common decency with much effectiveness.
The other perception is that these private companies will be more responsive to these needs of their clients and the client's travelers.
These may or may not be true.
I also fail to see what any of this has to do with the free market. As airports are usually owned by local and state governments, the private security firms are merely being handed government contracts.
I like the idea of kicking the TSA out, only if a for profit kind of TSA does not take its place.
What are you scared of?
I like the idea of TSA being kicked out of airports.
I hope airports begin to reject every single flight coming out of SFB. The TSA is a necessary nuisance that shouldn't be left up to companies who will employ the Ford model of productivity.
I don't really have a problem with state governments contracting out certain jobs in and of itself. Sometimes it makes more economic sense for the government to contract out its work rather than train and hire its own workers. But when it comes to matters of national security and defense matters I'm wary of private contractors.
That's my problem with it. The TSA is there because private companies don't have the interest of customers and clients in mind. They have the interest of shareholders(unless it's Apple) and board members. I trust my government to watch my ass on a plane far more than I do some private employee who is there for the pay check.
Well to be fair, the federal TSA employee is also there for the pay check in all likelihood.
Are we still talking about the FAMS? Cause as somebody who flies regularly and knows quite a few of them(one of them in my own family), I disagree.
No, I'm talking just regular TSA screeners and security personnel.
FAMS are security personnel.
I'm not referring to Marshals specifically, just the guys who run the x-ray machines and watch the monitors and swipe you with the metal detectors whatnot. Most of them IMHO are there for a check, not necessarily because they are more patriotic or dedicated to national security than the average private contractor.
Of course they have. McDonald's doesn't tell you where to find the nearest Wendy's.The TSA has been keen to downplay the opportunity for airports to dispense with their screener. By this technology work load is reduced
Only to be replaced by a TSA for profit?
The allowance for airports to opt out and privatize the workforce does not in any way, shape, or form indicate a differnece in protocol or method in which screening will occur. Private Security in these situations must adhere to the same federal regulations regarding the screening of passengers. The only difference is that the hiring, managing, and personnel are all private contractors rather than federal employees. Your pat downs, body scans, shoes coming off, etc are going to be occuring whether its Random TSO or Random Security Guy that's manning the line.
Whatever they plan on replacing the FAMS with better be ready for the multimillion dollar lawsuit that'll follow if one private employee kills a passenger a-la-Zimmerman.
I disagree. I think most people who choose to work out there are there for far more than a check. It's a ****ty job with long hours and bitches complaining about the security. I don't care how much money you make(and I doubt x-ray machine guys make all that much money), you're there because you like the job, you live close to the airport, or you have no other real options. You're not there just "for the money".
I'm worried that this might not actually be the case.
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