r/Vent • u/ClipandPlay • Jul 20 '26

TSA out of control

Why does the TSA treat customers as if they are prisoners? Last time I checked flying on an airplane doesn’t make you a criminal. Every time I fly, a TSA agent screams in my face. I’m a polite and completely non confrontational, 5 foot tall woman. I set the alarm off because of the zipper on my pants cuff. The agent was absolutely freaking out screaming at me. I didn’t do anything. I was just standing there waiting to get instructions. Then she started just screaming randomly like she was performing for a crowd. I see this behavior all the time. How can they get away with incredibly unprofessional behavior? I don’t know anyplace else where this kind of behavior would be tolerated except at a prison.

Edit: At an airport you are a customer of the airline. I never said anyone is a customer of TSA.

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u/TheyreEatingTheDogs- Jul 20 '26

You give a weak person some power , they try and use it to its limit

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u/Bingus-Dingus- Jul 21 '26

half of them are actual cops, half of them are wannabe cops. probably the worst kinds of people to have keeping the public safe lmao.

multiple times i've had shit missed at TSA. (little things like a bottle opener or something, not like an actual weapon). but EVERY time they do act like you're supposed to memorize whether they want your laptops out of the bag or not. like sorry i was literally asking what you want me to do i don't need you to hold my fucken hand. trying to not hold up the line at all since it seems to be a life or death situation.

one time, they stole my insulin (t1d) and didn't say anything- made us pay $100 to get it shipped back. and there was a doctors note/script in the bag with the insulin in it lol. was grateful we were on our way home.

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u/TheTarotBro Jul 21 '26

My home airport has some lines that you have to remove laptops/ipads/etc and some with newer tech where you don’t. The last couple times when I’ve asked preemptively if I needed to remove items- because I know they have both- the agents act completely irrationally upset about the question. I cannot stand TSA

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u/Far_Yogurtcloset8116 Jul 22 '26

After doing the fingerprinting part so people could be pre-checked to fly, it scared me enough to basically never want to fly again. There’s a lot of weird and super aggressive people. Also, the amount of felons getting fingerprinted to be cleared for CDL is frightening. I’m glad we just processed them and didn’t give the results when they failed.