TSA Antics 3.0 - SIDA given to felon

[Barty]

I know of people who had felonies and served their time and have SFO SIDAs. Make a mistake, serve your time, stay clean for 10 years, don't see the issue there depending on the felony.

They should have thought about that before they committed the felony. I know people can turn their lives around, but at the same time, I consider it disqualifying for any position that requires a security clearance. There are more than enough people with clean records that there's no reason to accept anyone with a felony record in a job like this.

 

[PGT]

What I would like to know, is why he is even out of prison, let alone working for the TSA. Less than a 10 yr sentence for robbery. Quite a lenient sentence if you ask me. He should still be behind bars.

In the prison system he is a burden to the taxpayer and prisons are getting overcrowded.

 

[SpiceWeasel]

Take a look at the following... now does badging a guy who didn't disclose and has a felony conviction for robbery make any sense?

SECTION I: CRIMINAL HISTORY DECLARATION
Disqualifying Crimes as defined by 49 CFR Part 1542.209
A Felony (within the last 10 years) involving:
* Forgery of certificates, false marking of aircraft, and other
* Rape or aggravated sexual abuse aircraft registration violations
* Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, or manufacture
* Interference with air navigation of an explosive or weapon
* Improper transportation of a hazardous material
* Extortion, Felony involving burglary, theft, or bribery
* Aircraft piracy (including outside U.S. jurisdiction)
* Armed or felony unarmed robbery
* Interference with flight crew members or flight attendants
* Distribution of, or intent to distribute, a controlled substance
* Commission of certain crimes aboard aircraft in flight
* Felony arson
* Carrying a weapon or explosive aboard aircraft
* Felony involving a threat
* Conveying false information and threats
* Felony involving willful destruction of property
* Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances
* Felony involving importation or manufacture of a controlled
* Unlawful entry into an aircraft or airport area that serves air carriers substance or foreign air carriers contrary to established security requirements
* Felony involving dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation
* Destruction of an aircraft or aircraft facility
* Felony involving possession or distribution of stolen property
* Murder or assault with intent to murder
* Felony involving aggravated assault
* Espionage, Sedition, or Treason
* Felony involving illegal possession of a controlled substance
* Kidnapping or hostage taking punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than
* Violence at international airports one year
* Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of these criminal acts.

I hereby certify that I have not been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity for any of the above listed crimes and I agree to notify Airport Public Safety within 24 hours if I am convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of any of these crimes. (49 CFR 1542.209) I hereby give permission to < insert airport name here > officials to conduct an FBI criminal history records check. The information I have provided on this application is true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and is provided in good faith. I understand that a knowing and willful false statement on this application can be punished by fine or imprisonment or both. (See section 1001 of Title 18 United States Code.)

 

[drunkenbeagle]

“Our [transportation security officers] are highly motivated and talented individuals who have come from law enforcement, the military, the business community or out of retirement following 9/11 to make air travel secure for the American people,“ Bester said

Really?

 

[Rudabega]

With a juvenile adjudication I am suprised they even found out about it. Juvenile records are complicated from state to state to put it lightly. Every kid does stupid things, this one just got caught. Without knowing the crime details, I will reserve my judgement.

 

[amjon]

With a juvenile adjudication I am suprised they even found out about it. Juvenile records are complicated from state to state to put it lightly. Every kid does stupid things, this one just got caught. Without knowing the crime details, I will reserve my judgement.

I would disagree. Are you implying that everyone has commited a felony as a youth, but wasn't caught? I know I never have and I'm sure there are many more.

 

[kellwolf]

Here's the part I have a problem with:

The airport would not identify the TSA employee nor reveal his age. The employee did not divulge on his application—though a records check last fall did—that he had been found guilty of robbery within the past 10 years.

Pull that stunt at any airline, and you're gonna be out on your butt. Why? 'Cause the TSA might come down on them for giving the felon access to a secured area. That, there? That's irony.

 

[SpiceWeasel]

Here's the part I have a problem with:



Pull that stunt at any airline, and you're gonna be out on your butt. Why? 'Cause the TSA might come down on them for giving the felon access to a secured area. That, there? That's irony.

So he lies on a federal application, and the TSA lets it slide.... even though:

I hereby certify that I have not been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity for any of the above listed crimes and I agree to notify Airport Public Safety within 24 hours if I am convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of any of these crimes. (49 CFR 1542.209) I hereby give permission to < insert airport name here > officials to conduct an FBI criminal history records check. The information I have provided on this application is true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and is provided in good faith. I understand that a knowing and willful false statement on this application can be punished by fine or imprisonment or both. (See section 1001 of Title 18 United States Code.)

 

[Aviator1988]

:rotfl: Good ole TSA... still doing a top notch job saving the world yet again....

 

[contactground.9]

the fact that he lied on the application, that is a different story.

If he had divulged up front, and shown that he was in fact fixed, especially since his felony was committed as a juvenile, he should be given a chance.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Funny, cause a CFI here at ORF just got nailed for falsifying a security badge application.

 

[Rudabega]

I would disagree. Are you implying that everyone has commited a felony as a youth, but wasn't caught? I know I never have and I'm sure there are many more.

I said every kid does stupid things, there are plenty of people out there with records that they do not deserve. Did you ever take your car for a drive without permission when you were 16 and figured your parents would be ok with it? Grand theft auto if your parents suck and it is under their name. This can and does happen.

Did I say you did something worthy of a felony, no. But I bet you can think of quite a few stupid things in your past that you could get in trouble for.

All I am saying is that it is case by case.