TSA Agent: "I am God"

[AZRedhawk44]

I love how the story focuses on drugs rather than overinflated egos of $10/hr police academy dropouts and the effect it has on willingness to use airlines as a result:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/TSA-Security-Agent-Arrested-at-LAX-80858482.html

They are the first line of defense in airport security but two troubling incidents involving TSA agents at LAX are raising concerns.

A TSA agent was arrested on January 3rd in Terminal One at LAX, a source told NBCLA. He had just gotten off duty and was behaving erratically, saying, "I am god, I’m in charge."  The agent was arrested.
 
Meanwhile, a TSA Internal Affairs investigation turned up evidence of LAX TSA agents using drugs at an after-hours party.

TSA officials say a videotape of the party was of poor quality and the employees were not in uniform, but 4 employees were tentatively identified.

All 4 were tested for drugs. One came back positive and that employee was fired.

The Federal Security Director at LAX, Larry Fetters released the following statement:

    "TSA's internal affairs team discovered video evidence that potentially depicted a few members of our workforce consuming illegal drugs. TSA management at LAX immediately identified these individuals, subjected them to reasonable suspicion drug testing and terminated the one who tested positive. TSA practices a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drug use and conducts random drug and alcohol testing at over 450 airports across the country to enforce this rule. We show no leniency to employees who violate the public trust and shame the uniform that is proudly worn by 50,000 men and women in service to this nation."

I'd like to hear the statement from Mr. Fetters about his azzhat that thinks he's God.

[Brad Johnson]

I'd like to hear the statement from Mr. Fetters about his azzhat that thinks he's God.

Probably because Fetters tells them they are.

Brad

[Tallpine]

A TSA agent was arrested on January 3rd in Terminal One at LAX, a source told NBCLA. He had just gotten off duty and was behaving erratically, saying, "I am god, I’m in charge."  The agent was arrested.

How is that "erratic" for a TSA agent 

 

[Jamisjockey]

He had just gotten off duty and was behaving erratically, saying, "I am god, I’m in charge."  The agent was arrested.

Meanwhile, a TSA Internal Affairs investigation turned up evidence of LAX TSA agents using drugs at an after-hours party.

You're not connecting the dots very well.  People on some drugs do very erratic things. 

This thread is full of outrage over what?  I really don't know what you're outraged over.  Employees doing drugs and acting erratic being investigated and fired?   

[AZRedhawk44]

You're not connecting the dots very well.  People on some drugs do very erratic things.  

This thread is full of outrage over what?  I really don't know what you're outraged over.  Employees doing drugs and acting erratic being investigated and fired?  

Maybe not outrage... frustration is a better word.  Frustration that the journalist that got this story focused on the drug use issue rather than the "I am God" issue (i.e. the "You don't question my authoritay" issue).

Every segment of working folks have drug users.  This story, the way it is written, is about as interesting as "group of secretaries at Goldman-Sachs arrested for drug use at after hours party" or "group of sanitation engineers at Waste Management arrested for drug use at after hours party."

People use drugs at after hours parties.  And they work places.  Some are cops, some are politicians, some are gas station attendants.

Getting busted for recreational drug use doesn't merit a story.

The headline is "TSA Agent Arrested at LAX."  The agent that was arrested AT LAX was the "I am God" fella.  But he's only 5% of the story.  And the spokesman for TSA said nothing about him.  And the story in no way links "I am God" fella to one of the drug users.  It attempts to imply it... but does not say so (as decent investigative journalism would do).

That's my frustration.

[Stand_watie]

...Every segment of working folks have drug users...

Every segment of working folks have drug users.

[RevDisk]

Hell, if they forcibly strip an elderly man to his underwear in public while yelling "I have the power" repeatedly, there's very little that's gonna surprise me.  If they all were high on drugs, I'd feel better about their behavior. 

[RocketMan]

I doubt that the "I am God" fellow rational.  He is clearly nucking futs.  That he has psychological issues should be obvious.  What is less obvious is whether he developed them before or after being hired by the TSA.  That is a question that bears an answer.

[Balog]

Hell, if they forcibly strip an elderly man to his underwear in public while yelling "I have the power" repeatedly, there's very little that's gonna surprise me.  If they all were high on drugs, I'd feel better about their behavior. 

I lol'ed. I think that's halfway between black humour and "it's funny because it's true."

[Antibubba]

Must be a supervisor.

[RoadKingLarry]

I doubt that the "I am God" fellow rational.  He is clearly nucking futs.  That he has psychological issues should be obvious.  What is less obvious is whether he developed them before or after being hired by the TSA.  That is a question that bears an answer.

Probably puts him in line for promotion to management .