Which just scored a major victory today.
*sigh* I really, really wish we could lose this stupid agency that is nothing more than workfare and security theater. We've been seizing pocket knives and water bottles for over a decade now, at the cost of billions and billions of dollars and lost manhours, and I'm not convinced that they have ever stopped a single attack from occurring. The court did seem to realize that this ruling would leave practically every American who has to fly at the mercy of one of the most incompetent workforces in the country, but...Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, after a federal appeals court on Wednesday said screeners are immune from claims under a federal law governing assaults, false arrests and other abuses.
In a 2-1 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners are shielded by government sovereign immunity from liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act because they do not function as "investigative or law enforcement officers."
Oh yeah. I'm sure they'll get right on that."For most people, TSA screenings are an unavoidable feature of flying," but it is "squarely in the realm" of Congress to expand liability for abuses, Circuit Judge Cheryl Ann Krause wrote.
Stupid darkest timeline...
