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April 28, 2004

Trust Us

We're the TSA:

A security screener at Denver International Airport has been disciplined for allegedly taking money from a passenger who was going through security Saturday.

A Denver police spokesman said the passenger was pulled aside in a secondary search in the screening area. A short time later, he noticed that he only had $600 in his wallet, instead of the $1,000 he said he started with.

Actually, according to the latest news, the screener has been arrested after admitting to the theft.

However, this is indicative of the problems in the entire TSA plan:

Aviation analyst Mike Boyd of the Boyd Group told 7NEWS that the majority of people who work for TSA are honest. However, he said screeners were hired -- and are still being hired -- in a rush to fill vacant positions and that many are not qualified to be doing the work they are.

I feel safer already.