Tampa, Florida — It was an agency created by Congress just two months after 9-11 that was supposed to keep the flying public safe. However, several Transportation Security Administration inspectors working at Tampa International Airport tell us there are huge problems and holes in airport security.
One inspector told us they are supposed to defend the country against radical terrorists who want to hurt Americans, but they say they are working with handcuffs behind their backs. Another told us there could be multiple tragedies like 9-11 because of the security problems. Another says it is simply terrifying.
The inspectors could not only be fired for talking to us, but they could also go to jail for exposing what is wrong with the system. One supervisor told the inspectors at a public meeting that they know some are talking to the media and they will be charged with treason if they are caught. That’s why we are not revealing their identities.
This is unbelievable! RTFA!
Norman==short answer is yes and no.
Yes–a negligent government employee can be fired for failure to report what he knows.
No–the government itself generally cannot be held liable or forced into court for such negligence. There are exceptions and State Laws often allow for such and lawsuits are brought all the time with great fanfare but then dismissed in silence.
And of course, as a citizen I don’t want my government paying out claims because of sheer incompetency and negligence. With absolute good faith, the government could not operate if it had to make good on the harm it causes by negligence. In reality, any such system would be entirely corrupt with tax dollars going to fund the litigation bar. ie==Bad Idea.
# 16 bobbo, “They are also good at arresting … Whitney Houston.”
Oh! Maybe we should increase their budget, then.
I tend to agree with bobbo on this issue. [Looks out the window for flying pigs] I don’t want to fly, not because I am afraid of terrorists, but because I don’t want to put up with the bull crap from TSA.
All terrorists attacks on planes that were stopped were stopped by passengers tackling the terrorist (shoe bomber, crotch bomber, etc) TSA was worthless. The only thing that TSA does is frisk old ladies and confiscate toiletries. Not going to fly until that is taken care of.
If I was rich, I could make a killing by providing hassle-free travel by making my own air system and landing at private airstrips which I would buy ahead of time.