In today’s age it is becoming increasingly dangerous for people to travel by air do to the constant threat of terrorism and their attacks. These attacks have prompted the American government to implement security measures one of which is the TSA or Transportation Security Administration. This group is tasked with stopping terrorist from bombing or hijacking aircrafts. The TSA does this through the use of stringent security protocols. But in light of all of this is the TSA still fails to stop terrorist attempts. An attempt made by Richard Reid better known as the Shoe Bomber only failed because the explosive failed to detonate allowing passengers to subdue him. But why was Mr. Reid even on that flight? The TSA should have discovered and apprehended
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They say that the TSA would have better results in stopping terrorism if employees were not so rushed when screening people. Peter Neffenger the current administrator for the TSA said in a speech on Capitol Hill that “I really do believe that over time what happened was a great deal of effort to ensure wait times were kept to a minimum, people were pushed through the checkpoint. That puts pressure on the screeners to clear passengers versus resolving the alarms that they present.” While the TSA has many problems being rushed is not one of them. Mike Kelly a columnist for the newspaper The Record says in his column titled “Airport Security: A Portrait of Utter Failure” …show more content…
Mr. Maclean says “this is because they did not want to pay for the hotels and other living cost of their air marshals.” Also saying that this was planned to happen even after the Saudi Arabian government told of a planned plane hijackings that would eclipse the 9/11 attacks, these were supposed to take place sometime that week. Mr. Maclean’s whistleblowing brought the attention of people upon the TSA which promptly changed its course of action stating that it all was a big mistake. However three years later when the TSA found out that it was Mr. Maclean who blew the whistle they fired him on the grounds that he broke his employee contract. Also stating that he would not be protected by the whistleblower policy that our government employs have. Which says that if a person knows of dishonest fraudulent activities done by their employer they are able to report it with no fear of losing their job. The TSA’s belief that Mr. MacLean was exempt from the protection provided by the whistleblower policy because of their agencies policies was proven wrong When the Supreme Court ruled in Mr. Maclean’s favor. Said that no agency can infringe upon the rights of an individual just because of company policies. A reporter for the news source All Things Considered talks about this saying that “when the case reached the
They say that the TSA would have better results in stopping terrorism if employees were not so rushed when screening people. Peter Neffenger the current administrator for the TSA said in a speech on Capitol Hill that “I really do believe that over time what happened was a great deal of effort to ensure wait times were kept to a minimum, people were pushed through the checkpoint. That puts pressure on the screeners to clear passengers versus resolving the alarms that they present.” While the TSA has many problems being rushed is not one of them. Mike Kelly a columnist for the newspaper The Record says in his column titled “Airport Security: A Portrait of Utter Failure” …show more content…
Mr. Maclean says “this is because they did not want to pay for the hotels and other living cost of their air marshals.” Also saying that this was planned to happen even after the Saudi Arabian government told of a planned plane hijackings that would eclipse the 9/11 attacks, these were supposed to take place sometime that week. Mr. Maclean’s whistleblowing brought the attention of people upon the TSA which promptly changed its course of action stating that it all was a big mistake. However three years later when the TSA found out that it was Mr. Maclean who blew the whistle they fired him on the grounds that he broke his employee contract. Also stating that he would not be protected by the whistleblower policy that our government employs have. Which says that if a person knows of dishonest fraudulent activities done by their employer they are able to report it with no fear of losing their job. The TSA’s belief that Mr. MacLean was exempt from the protection provided by the whistleblower policy because of their agencies policies was proven wrong When the Supreme Court ruled in Mr. Maclean’s favor. Said that no agency can infringe upon the rights of an individual just because of company policies. A reporter for the news source All Things Considered talks about this saying that “when the case reached the