Almost Any Convicted Criminal Could Become A TSA Security Screener

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Regulations TITLE 14 CHAPTER I PART 108 Sec. 108.33 Employment history, verification and criminal history records checks

Requirements for Airport Security Screeners

Criminal History

Surprisingly, a conviction for a crime, even a violent felony, does not disqualify someone from working as a screener. FAR 108.33(2) states that a criminal records check must not disclose that the applicant had been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity, in any jurisdiction, during the previous 10 years of a number of crimes such as aircraft piracy, interference with a flight crew or cabin crew member, assault with intent to murder, rape or aggravated sexual abuse, or armed robbery.

This list of crimes includes sedition, treason, extortion, or distribution of a controlled substance.

This regulation implies that so long as the conviction were at least 10 years old, almost any convicted criminal could become a security screener.

Criminal Background Checks

FAR 108.33(c)(5) does not require criminal records checks for every screener applicant, only for those applicants who have specific deficiencies in their employment history, if there are other deficiencies in the application, or if the air carrier finds out that the applicant may have been convicted of certain kinds of crimes.

The required criminal records check is with the FBI, but the regulations do not say anything about records checks from other countries.

Educational Background

FAR 108.31(a)(1) requires that screeners possess a high school diploma, a General Equivalency Diploma, or a combination of education and experience which the certificate holder has determined to have equipped the person to perform the duties of the position.

This implies that the airline can decide that a screener does not have to successfully complete high school.

(Lets review the TSA regulations about how almost any convicted criminal could become a kabuki screener.

(1) Does not necessarily need to complete high school.

(2) The TSA screener can be employed if he or she has been convicted of:

Has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Aircraft piracy, ie hijacking an airplane!

Assault with intent to murder.

Rape or aggravated sexual abuse.

Armed robbery.

Sedition.

Treason.

Extortion.

Distribution of a controlled substance, ie selling crack etc!

People are talking about TSA screeners groping people and feeling them up.

People need to also be aware that its possible that the TSA screener that is doing the groping could also be a COVICTED CRIMINAL!!!!!!!!

I think the fact that the TSA screener could be a convicted criminal that has committed one of the above crimes and is given a free pass by their employer is what the American public should be rasing hell about!

Its not just the groping its the criminal groper also! Obama TSA "kabuki security")

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