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Hundreds of TSA workers failed drug, alcohol tests at airports across U.S.
A KGW investigation found hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers have failed drug and alcohol tests at airports around the country. Nationwide, 858 TSA workers tested positive for drugs or alcohol between 2010 and 2016, according to federal records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. (www.13newsnow.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Well I just want to know if they still have jobs with TSA? 2010 to 2016? Those were the kinder, gentler years, with less rigor in places where it should be required and NEEDED...
It's a shitty job, these people are not rocket scientist, it's known that when they test for illegal things going through the system they miss a lot. As far as the drug tests I have mixed feelings about them. Pot ( which I don't use) stays in your system for weeks, long after the "high". Other drugs like crack, meth, coke, alcohol and heroin are purged from the system relatively fast. Personally I'd feel a lot safer being screened by someone who smoked pot in the last week as opposed to someone who did some of the latter drugs yesterday. But the pot smoker would fail a drug test and the harder drug users could pass drug tests a day later.
Go figure. TSA, at best security theatre, most often a loss of freedom. What a waste of tax payers money.
Test at beginning of Shift
TSA is another Bush failure...it was merely the latest addition to Club Fed where diversity is more important than competence. Yeah, I went there and I know its not the subject at hand. I wouldn't let most of what passes for TSA walk my dog...it should be disbanded.
No thanks... I will drive if I ever go there!