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This is more common than reported. I’ve lost a semi expensive present, and have heard anecdotal stories of people losing handbags, jewelry, higher end clothing/

by tim_sw 3y ago

This is more common than reported. I’ve lost a semi expensive present, and have heard anecdotal stories of people losing handbags, jewelry, higher end clothing/shoes. It seems to be more prevalent in the US/TSA than other first world countries.

olalonde 3y ago
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- alphabettsy 3y ago
  What does this mean?
  - justinclift 3y ago
    The US (as a generalisation) seems to be pretty racist. The approaches they've tried for solving this seem to be making the racism problem far worse though, rather than solving it. Hopefully they figure it out and solve the problem in a good way in the near future, though I'm not holding my breath.
    - flangola7 3y ago
      Currently the federal judicial is happily undoing the last 50 years of societal improvement.
  - olalonde 3y ago
    It seems pretty straightforward. The TSA doesn't focus on competence when hiring, resulting in a less competent workforce. They have an entire department dedicated to prioritizing characteristics unrelated to competence, such as skin color, sex, etc.: https://www.tsa.gov/civil-rights-diversity-and-inclusion https://www.tsa.gov/civil-rights-diversity-and-inclusion. This is not the case of most countries and in fact, it's illegal in many places to do so.
    - alphabettsy 3y ago
      Tbh, I knew what he likely meant. Just prefer people say what they mean. The link you’ve shared doesn’t support the assertion you’ve made.
      - deleted 3y ago
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      - olalonde 3y ago
        It does to me. The goal of achieving a workforce that is phenotypically representative of larger society (a goal of that department) is incompatible with the one of achieving a competent workforce. If the goals were compatible, there would be no need for such a department as it would just occur naturally through hiring the most competent workforce. The department exists because hiring the most competent workforce does not result in a workforce that is phenotypically representative of larger society.
        alphabettsy 3y ago
        That goal, as you’ve stated, is nowhere on the website. Thanks for clarifying your position though.
midoridensha 3y ago
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- givemeethekeys 3y ago
  Most third world countries don't have a problem with mass shootings, but the US isn't the only first world country that has had mass shootings.
  - Filligree 3y ago
    I'm not sure I could name a single country with as many shootings per capita as the USA.
    - robotresearcher 3y ago
      Not in the top ten. All ten are neighbors though. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-death... (Ignore Greenland. Tiny population with some gun suicides make it an outlier. You’re not going to get shot by someone else in Greenland)
hedora 3y ago
This story from SFO where the luggage handlers stole a gun from a retired police officer is pretty funny, though the article leaves out the part where there were numerous earlier complaints that were ignored: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/3-sfo-luggage-handlers-convicted-of-stealing-3290980.php https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/3-sfo-luggage-handler... An older example: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/sfo-baggage-handler-accused-of-stealing-from-luggage/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/sfo-baggage-handle... My new personal favorite SFO story: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/sfo-baggage-handlers-arrested/3257221/ https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/sfo-bagg... United Airline luggage handlers at SFO decided to steal and resell weed from smugglers, then got robbed on camera at the airport while moving trashbags of it to their car. They got caught because they decided to report the robbery to the police!
citrin_ru 3y ago
Most other countries don’t have such powerful agency behind airport security. I don’t see a politician who would dare to limit TSA powers or even put some pressure. BTW I myself had ~$50 item in luggage missing (and TSA card left) but was busy at the time and haven’t reported (also I had no hope to have the item recovered).
timothevs 3y ago
Well FWIW, I had a Fitbit stolen at Heathrow (UK) in a similar manner, back when Fitbits were still novel.

by tim_sw 3y ago

olalonde 3y ago

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alphabettsy 3y ago
What does this mean?
- justinclift 3y ago
  The US (as a generalisation) seems to be pretty racist. The approaches they've tried for solving this seem to be making the racism problem far worse though, rather than solving it. Hopefully they figure it out and solve the problem in a good way in the near future, though I'm not holding my breath.
  - flangola7 3y ago
    Currently the federal judicial is happily undoing the last 50 years of societal improvement.
- olalonde 3y ago
  It seems pretty straightforward. The TSA doesn't focus on competence when hiring, resulting in a less competent workforce. They have an entire department dedicated to prioritizing characteristics unrelated to competence, such as skin color, sex, etc.: https://www.tsa.gov/civil-rights-diversity-and-inclusion https://www.tsa.gov/civil-rights-diversity-and-inclusion. This is not the case of most countries and in fact, it's illegal in many places to do so.
  - alphabettsy 3y ago
    Tbh, I knew what he likely meant. Just prefer people say what they mean. The link you’ve shared doesn’t support the assertion you’ve made.
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - olalonde 3y ago
      It does to me. The goal of achieving a workforce that is phenotypically representative of larger society (a goal of that department) is incompatible with the one of achieving a competent workforce. If the goals were compatible, there would be no need for such a department as it would just occur naturally through hiring the most competent workforce. The department exists because hiring the most competent workforce does not result in a workforce that is phenotypically representative of larger society.
      - alphabettsy 3y ago
        That goal, as you’ve stated, is nowhere on the website. Thanks for clarifying your position though.

midoridensha 3y ago

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givemeethekeys 3y ago
Most third world countries don't have a problem with mass shootings, but the US isn't the only first world country that has had mass shootings.
- Filligree 3y ago
  I'm not sure I could name a single country with as many shootings per capita as the USA.
  - robotresearcher 3y ago
    Not in the top ten. All ten are neighbors though. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-death... (Ignore Greenland. Tiny population with some gun suicides make it an outlier. You’re not going to get shot by someone else in Greenland)

hedora 3y ago

This story from SFO where the luggage handlers stole a gun from a retired police officer is pretty funny, though the article leaves out the part where there were numerous earlier complaints that were ignored: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/3-sfo-luggage-handlers-convicted-of-stealing-3290980.php https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/3-sfo-luggage-handler... An older example: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/sfo-baggage-handler-accused-of-stealing-from-luggage/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/sfo-baggage-handle... My new personal favorite SFO story: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/sfo-baggage-handlers-arrested/3257221/ https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/sfo-bagg... United Airline luggage handlers at SFO decided to steal and resell weed from smugglers, then got robbed on camera at the airport while moving trashbags of it to their car. They got caught because they decided to report the robbery to the police!

citrin_ru 3y ago

Most other countries don’t have such powerful agency behind airport security. I don’t see a politician who would dare to limit TSA powers or even put some pressure. BTW I myself had ~$50 item in luggage missing (and TSA card left) but was busy at the time and haven’t reported (also I had no hope to have the item recovered).

timothevs 3y ago

Well FWIW, I had a Fitbit stolen at Heathrow (UK) in a similar manner, back when Fitbits were still novel.