SparkieD
05-07-2010, 02:34 PM
Don't make fun of TSA employee Rolando Negin's small junk, or he will beat you with a club. (Source: MSNBC)
Rolando Negrin, 44, had a pretty good life including a steady job with the Transportation Security Administration. However, when he stepped into a full body scanner during a training session and it revealed him to have rather small genitalia, he quickly became the butt of his supervisor's jokes.
Filled with rage at the insults to his manhood, Negrin confronted his boss in the airport parking lot, armed with a police baton. He struck the man on the arm and back. A police report describes, "[Negrin] then told victim to kneel down and say 'your sorry'. Victim stated he was in fear and complied with [Negrin]."
Surprisingly, Negrin made no attempt to flee following the attack. He showed up at work the next day, acting as if nothing had happened. He was promptly arrested. He was booked into the Miami-Dade jail. He was wearing his blue TSA shirt at the time of his arrest.
The incident raises serious questions about the full body scanners that the Obama administrationis looking to spend millions of dollars in taxpayer money to roll out at airports across the country.
Homeland Security and TSA officials, as well as the scanner manufacturers have previously claimed that the scanners blur private parts. The incident clearly indicates that if these capabilities are present, they aren't on in at least some of the scanners -- a serious privacy concern.
Beyond the privacy concerns, there's also concern over the efficacy of the new scanners. British experts say that the scanners are virtually useless at detecting low density substances like chemical powders or liquids, and would be unlikely to detect plastic weapons.
Despite these concerns the U.S. and British governments are charging ahead with plans to roll out the controversial devices. It looks likely that the U.S. may soon implement a no-scan-no-fly policy, much like Britain.
http://www.dailytech.com/TSA+Worker+Assaults+Boss+After+Body+Scanner+Reveal s+Small+Genitalia/article18329.htm
Rolando Negrin, 44, had a pretty good life including a steady job with the Transportation Security Administration. However, when he stepped into a full body scanner during a training session and it revealed him to have rather small genitalia, he quickly became the butt of his supervisor's jokes.
Filled with rage at the insults to his manhood, Negrin confronted his boss in the airport parking lot, armed with a police baton. He struck the man on the arm and back. A police report describes, "[Negrin] then told victim to kneel down and say 'your sorry'. Victim stated he was in fear and complied with [Negrin]."
Surprisingly, Negrin made no attempt to flee following the attack. He showed up at work the next day, acting as if nothing had happened. He was promptly arrested. He was booked into the Miami-Dade jail. He was wearing his blue TSA shirt at the time of his arrest.
The incident raises serious questions about the full body scanners that the Obama administrationis looking to spend millions of dollars in taxpayer money to roll out at airports across the country.
Homeland Security and TSA officials, as well as the scanner manufacturers have previously claimed that the scanners blur private parts. The incident clearly indicates that if these capabilities are present, they aren't on in at least some of the scanners -- a serious privacy concern.
Beyond the privacy concerns, there's also concern over the efficacy of the new scanners. British experts say that the scanners are virtually useless at detecting low density substances like chemical powders or liquids, and would be unlikely to detect plastic weapons.
Despite these concerns the U.S. and British governments are charging ahead with plans to roll out the controversial devices. It looks likely that the U.S. may soon implement a no-scan-no-fly policy, much like Britain.
http://www.dailytech.com/TSA+Worker+Assaults+Boss+After+Body+Scanner+Reveal s+Small+Genitalia/article18329.htm