Half Of TSA's 30,000 Employees Accused Of Misconduct; Nearly A Third Multiple Times

Half Of TSA's 30,000 Employees Accused Of Misconduct; Nearly A Third Multiple Times | Techdirt:
The TSA is a multibillion dollar agency with nearly zero redeemable qualities. 
It can only act in hindsight, does almost nothing to make traveling safer, and seemingly devotes most of its screening efforts to toddlers, cancer patients, and ensuring carry-on liquids do not exceed three ounces.

What it lacks in competency, it makes up in misconduct. 

Lines at security checkpoints have slowed to a crawl. 

Making it through the tedious, invasive process sometimes means inadvertently "donating" expensive electronics to sticky-fingered agents. 

The TSA's morale is generally on par with Congress' approval rates. 

And, when it's all said and done, the people hired to protect travelers just plain suck at their job.

Despite the Transportation Security Administration's ten-point action plan to reduce long lines at airports across the country, lengthy queues remain. Now, the TSA's summer may be getting even worse: According to a recent report from the House Homeland Security Commission entitled "Misconduct at TSA Threatens the Security of the Flying Public", nearly half of the TSA’s 60,000 employees have been cited for misconduct in recent years.

As Katherine LaGrave of the Conde Nast Traveler points out, the problem is only getting worse. Complaints are up 28% over the last three years, with larger airports averaging a complaint a week. 
Long lines may be causing a spike in the complaints, but the misconduct detailed in the report has very little to do directly with this issue..."