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Comment by truth on November 2, 2013 at 4:54pm

dead guy in uniform?

Dead TSA officer, was a Behavioral Detection Agent tasked with spotting suspicious activity
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/01/los-angeles-ai...

Comment by truth on November 2, 2013 at 4:52pm

Script Flipped: LAX Shooter Is Mad At ‘Intrusive Security Screening...

A key question revolves around why Ciancia would be asking plain clothed people if they were TSA agents, when TSA agents are easily identifiable by their blue uniforms. This seems like an attempt to artificially manufacture a narrative around the shooting.

Already there are calls for tighter security at airports, and this may lead to calls to arm TSA agents, a plan that has likely been in the works for some time.

As we reported earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security has been hiring shooting ranges near airports in order to train TSA agents, suggesting that a plan to equip the screeners with firearms has been on the agenda for a while.

Comment by truth on November 1, 2013 at 7:29pm

it never happened, we were dreaming

tsa employe story scrubbed

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on November 1, 2013 at 6:28pm

OFF DUTY TSA...WOW, let the spin begin!!!

Comment by truth on November 1, 2013 at 5:46pm

Comment by truth on November 1, 2013 at 4:50pm

UPDATE: The media is now reporting that the gunman was not an off-duty TSA officer, which is a strange flip flop from earlier when law enforcement sources said that he was. This can now be exploited to justify further TSA abuse of power, which would have not been possible if the shooter had been a TSA agent.

The L.A. Times reports: “A federal law enforcement official said that the gunman was a ticketed passenger entering the airport. Officials don’t believe the gunman has ever worked for TSA. Law enforcement sources had earlier told The Times the gunman was a TSA employee.”

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Media in Los Angeles, California, report that the suspected shooter at LAX is an off-duty TSA worker.

Officialdom says the alleged shooter was lightly injured during the incident and is currently in police custody.

As of this writing the reason for the fatal incident has not been reported. It is fair to speculate, however, that the deadly encounter is yet another example of a federal worker going “postal” and killing coworkers.

Rifle, bloodied clothes on the ground at LAX terminal