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TSA "agent" stops reporter....because he doesnt know that DC is part of the USA

Posted on 7/15/14 at 1:44 pm
Posted by CptBengal
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 1:44 pm
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When Gray handed the man his driver's license the agent demanded to see Gray's passport.
Gray told the agent he wasn't carrying his passport and asked why he needed it.

The agent said he didn't recognize the license.

Gray said he asked the agent if he knew what the District of Columbia is, and after a brief conversation Gray realized the man did not know.


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Offical TSA response:
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The spokesman said, "Officers are trained to identify fraudulent documents, which can potentially deter and detect individuals attempting to circumvent this layer of security."
Posted by The Third Leg
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 1:45 pm to
Thanks, Patriot Act.
Posted by DelU249
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 1:46 pm to
when confronted with his stupidity I bet he became angry



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Posted by Crow Pie
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 1:48 pm to
I thought everybody knew DC is the 57th state?
Posted by DelU249
Austria
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 1:53 pm to
why didn't this reporter provide a name



Posted by tysonslefthook
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 1:54 pm to
Of all people to frick this up with, it had to be a news reporter. Hilarious. TSA is a friggin joke.
Posted by Tigah in the ATL
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 2:54 pm to
How much do you think they're paying for TSA agents?

These are not FBI agents with college degrees.
Posted by navy
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Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 2:57 pm to
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How much do you think they're paying for TSA agents? These are not FBI agents with college degrees.



So ... are you arguing that it is unreasonable to expect that a ... well, let's just go with ... a high school graduate ... to be aware of the District of Columbia ?

If so ... don't ever fricking defend liberal public education again.
Posted by Pinecone Repair
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:01 pm to
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So ... are you arguing that it is unreasonable to expect that a ... well, let's just go with ... a high school graduate ... to be aware of the District of Columbia ? 

If so ... don't ever fricking defend liberal public education again.

Posted by Tigah in the ATL
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:04 pm to
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If so ... don't ever fricking defend liberal public education again.
I would say if you think 99.9% of high school grads understand what DC is you're living in a dream world.

And what exactly is liberal about public education? Are you saying there is some type of conservative education that is better?
Posted by Pinecone Repair
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:11 pm to
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I would say if you think 99.9% of high school grads understand what DC is you're living in a dream world. 

And what exactly is liberal about public education? Are you saying there is some type of conservative education that is better?



Yikes ! I hope you're wrong. Why have public schools failed ????

Well, I bet 99.9% of home school kids understand what DC is.

Would you really argue that home school isn't considered a more "conservative " option?
Posted by upgrayedd
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:14 pm to
quote:

How much do you think they're paying for TSA agents?

These are not FBI agents with college degrees.


Sounds like it has more to do with piss-poor training.
Posted by petar
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Member since May 2009
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:19 pm to
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Would you really argue that home school isn't considered a more "conservative " option?


Don't really think that was his point or question....


I think he was more asking why public school is all of a sudden considered liberal
Posted by Pinecone Repair
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:25 pm to

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Don't really think that was his point or question...


Alright,let's take a look.

quote:

Are you saying there is some type of conservative education that is better?



I mean...I guess?
Posted by Tigah in the ATL
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:30 pm to
ok, every one of us has someone in the extended family who is a moron but graduated from high school.
Posted by Pinecone Repair
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:36 pm to
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ok, every one of us has someone in the extended family who is a moron but graduated from high school


Very true! If you're lucky then you only have one.
Posted by upgrayedd
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Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:39 pm to
If this guy can't verify a legal US ID, I'm not so sure he could verify a fake Yemeni or Pakistani passport.
Posted by Wolf
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:45 pm to
quote:

I would say if you think 99.9% of high school grads understand what DC is you're living in a dream world.


I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a middle school educated person, much less a freaking high school graduate to know that our nation capital is part of the USA.

Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:27 pm to
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every one of us has someone in the extended family who is a moron but graduated from high school.


And if you can't name him, it's probably you.
Posted by oklahogjr
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:28 pm to
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The spokesman said, "Officers are trained to identify fraudulent documents, which can potentially deter and detect individuals attempting to circumvent this layer of security."

shouldn't step 1 be to show them what real documents look like?
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