TSA Screener Busted for Child Pornography
September 15th, 2012Via: NBC Miami:
A Transportation Security Administration employee was arrested on 25 counts of possessing child pornography, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
TSA screener Andrew Smeal, 39, was being held at the Broward County Main Jail on $50,000 bond Thursday night, according to online BSO records.
I am a Fed and have a clearance. I think that if the US govmint is going to continue with sending peoples through scanners and feel up jobs if you don’t want to be irradiated, then then folks who might potentially touch you should be held to the highest of standards.
You know, like, for for flucking sake, getting an effing BASIC background check. This guy would have never gotten an interview in my organization.
And he’s feeling up you guys. With impunity.
What do I know about the chix who are feelin me up at the airport? Nuthing.
But TSA has got to get their shit together. For that matter, if the US GovMint wants to spend billions on Security the least they can do is assure the humans they employee, are not pedophiles, pornographers, sexual crime deviates, bankrupt (actually that is a red flag heartless as it sounds), etc.
If you want me to be clean going through the flight check in, well TSA bite me, and rightfully so on my part if the people that are paid with tax payer dollars are below par. Shame on you TSA.
Eileen,
I’m *not* a federal agent, but I was put through part of the clearance process. I will say, I totally agree. He wouldn’t have made it through a simple check.
I also did work for a company who provided background information (personal info, employment verification, arrest and court records, etc). He wouldn’t have made it through those either.
When I’ve gone through them, little things came up that I completely forgot about. “What can you tell us about this speeding ticket in 1992?”
I’m completely stunned that the TSA doesn’t do or follow up on these basic checks.
I’m not working for local government. They were very clear to warn me to tell them everything. Basically, if I was up front about it, and it didn’t disqualify me in the interview, I was safe. There are a few little things that wouldn’t preclude me from getting clearance.
So we’re to understand that the TSA hires pretty much anyone, without a significant background check? It sounds like a recipe for disaster. It’s not much of a stretch to think that the potentially dirty TSA agent would let someone through their hyper-secure checkpoint (ha), with contraband. Drugs? Weapons? Small children stuffed in a backpack? No problem, just make sure you pay Joe-TSA-Agent before you get there.
One thing about your statement. As I understand it now, if you have a past bankruptcy, that’s no longer disqualifying. That is conditional on the candidate having a decent credit score, and no serious debts in recent history. It’s understandable why they did ever include it. If someone is desperate for cash, they may bend the rules to correct that situation.
@jwsmythe-
No, a personal bankruptcy put a definite no-go and kabosh on a coworker getting a Q clearance which this person needed to becone employed where they were applying for work. Sorry if what I wrote misled you otherwise. Rats on that account. I think they are still looking to be employed by the feds. In addition to the continual renewal of Investigations for a Q clearance, the DOE has added that anyone with a Q can be spot checked at any time for a blood test re drug use.
Not that I’m doing anything wrong other than violating the speed limit, I praise the god/dess I haven’t been in to have my blood tested. That darn poppy seed on my bagels (Not).
Anyways, I am not a holier than human or I wouldn’t be on this website posting a comment.
However, I go by my original statement: people feeling up other people at an airort should be held to a HIGHER standard than, lets say GROUNDS KEEPER, or FORMER PRIEST.
“People feeling up other people at an airort should be held to a HIGHER standard than, lets say GROUNDS KEEPER, or FORMER PRIEST.”
I’m going to have to remember that one. 🙂
Thanks for clearing up the bankruptcy thing. I guess that’s going to make their pool of candidates smaller after these last few years, except for kids right out of high school.