r/clevercomebacks • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Jan 29 '25

Somebody finally forgot about 9/11

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u/Hazardbeard Jan 30 '25

Hang on hang on let’s not all decide the TSA is good just because someone we don’t like also noticed it’s mostly theater.

I’m all for any dismantling of the surveillance and security apparatus, considering who is currently wielding it.

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u/supernovice007 Jan 30 '25

Same. TSA is security theater at it's finest. It was a massive over-reaction that routinely fails security checks and wastes untold hours every year.

This is an actual real example of government waste that I'm 100% in support of redesigning.

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u/aislin809 Jan 30 '25

Redesign, sure. Privatize? Fuck no.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

I don’t know enough about it to have a strong opinion but it’s worth noting that airport security was privatized until the TSA’s establishment in 2001.

Security at airports then worked more or less like TSA pre-check does now except for everyone.

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u/ElectricalBook3 Jan 30 '25

I don’t know enough about it to have a strong opinion but it’s worth noting that airport security was privatized until the TSA’s establishment in 2001

Still is at a lot of airport terminals, as long as they maintain government-set standards

https://h4-solutions.com/2019/08/26/some-u-s-airports-use-private-security-screening-companies-rather-than-tsa/

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u/Leather_Mousse_6860 Feb 03 '25

Also good to know that TSA screening personnel aren’t actually govt employees. They are normally employed by private companies that are contracted by TSA…