SECURITY LINES IN AIRPORTS ARE GETTING LONGER AND LONGER,
TO THE POINT WHERE MANY PEOPLE ARE MISSING THEIR FLIGHTS.
AS A RESULT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND SECURITY IS URGING
AIRLINES TO GET RID OF BAGGAGE FEES SO PEOPLE DON'T TRY TO
CHECK IN WITH CARRY-ON LUGGAGE, WHICH OF COURSE LEADS TO
LONGER LINES AND LONGER DELAYS.
IN FACT, JAY JOHNSON, THE HOMELAND SECURITY'S SECRETARY
SAYS, "WE'VE ASKED THE AIRLINES TO CONSIDER POSSIBLY
ILLUMINATING THE CHECKED BAGGAGE FEE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CHECK
THEIR LUGGAGE RATHER THAN
PUTTING IT IN A CARRY-ON.
INSTEAD AIRLINES SUGGEST THE TSA WORK TO BETTER STAFF AT
HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AIRPORTS AND ENCOURAGE MORE FLYERS TO
SIGN UP WITH PRE-CHECK."
SO BASICALLY THE AIRLINES ARE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHY DO
YOU HIRE MORE TSA AGENTS?
NOT ON US, WE GOTTA MAKE THAT MONEY.
IN FACT, A SPOKESPERSON FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS,
"THIS IS NOT A BAG FEE ISSUE.
THIS MODEL OF CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR SERVICES THEY VALUE AND
USE IS NOT A NEW PHENOMENON.
DATE BACKS ñ IT DATES BACK TO 2008.
ENCOURAGING PASSENGERS TO CHECK MORE BAGS WOULD NOT HELP
AND WOULD ACTUALLY EXACERBATE CURRENT CHECKED BAGS
SCREENING ISSUES THAT ARE RESULTING IN PASSENGERS
MISSING THEIR CONNECTIONS AND HAVING THEIR BAGS DELAYED."
THAT'S NOT TRUE, YOU'RE A LIAR.
IT'S TRUE, THINK ABOUT EVERY TIME YOU'VE GONE THROUGH
THOSE TSA LINES.
EVERYONE HAS CARRY-ON LUGGAGE AT THIS POINT.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR PEOPLE TO GRAB THAT CARRY-ON LUGGAGE,
PUT IT ON THE CONVEYOR BELT ñ
I FORGOT I HAD WATER IN THERE, MY TOOTHPASTE IS A LITTLE
TOO LARGE SO YOU HAVE TO THROW THAT AWAY, AND ON AND ON WE GO.
DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE STUFFING THEIR CARRY-ON SEVILLE HAVE
TO PAY THE EXPENSE?
I KNOW I DO IT.
EVERYBODY DOES IT.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S THE ONLY THING AT FAULT FOR THE LONG
LINES, AND I KNOW WHY THEY DON'T WANT TO LET GO OF THAT BUSINESS
MODEL, BECAUSE THEY MAKE A TON OF MONEY FROM IT.
ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE TSA IS ANNOYED WITH THE AIRLINES,
THEY'RE DEFTLY HAVING A SCUFFLE.
THIS IS DONE MAKING IT PUBLIC.
THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF THE POLITICS THAT ARE BEING
PLAYED HERE.
THE REALITY IS THERE'S PLENTY OF BLAME TO BE SHARED HERE, AND
THE SYSTEM HAS GOTTEN GREATLY FRUSTRATED FOR EVERYBODY.
I THINK THERE'S SOME WRONGDOING ON THE PART OF
THE TSA, HOMELAND SECURITY, ON UNNECESSARY MEASURES DURING
THE SCREENING PROCESS.
WHETHER IT'S TAKING OFF YOUR SHOES.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DO THE PROJECT, BUT THERE HAVE
BEEN CASES WHERE RANDOMLY DECIDE, HEY YOU, YOU NEED TO
TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF, YOU GO THROUGH THIS LINE.
BUT WHY?
HOW CAN I GET THAT PASS?
BASED ON WHAT?
IT MUST BE THAT MAYBE THE SHOE THING IS NOT THAT BIG OF A
DEAL AND NO ONE REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE THEIR SHOE OFF AS THEY
GO THROUGH A SECURITY LINE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT A LOT OF THESE MEASURES DON'T ACTUALLY KEEP US SAFE.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF STORIES WHERE PEOPLE MAGICALLY GET
THROUGH SECURITY LINES WITH KNIVES AND AIRBAGS.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET MAD BUT IT'S MY JOB TO TELL YOU
THE REALITY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
WE TAKE THE SHOES OFF BECAUSE OF RICHARD REID, THE SHOE
BOMBER, THE DUMB ASS WHO COULDN'T LIGHT HIS OWN ASS
ON FIRE, ALMOST LITERALLY.
HE PUT SOMETHING IN THE SHOES SO NOW WE HAVE TO PUT
SOMETHING IN OUR SHOES.
THE CHANCE OF A SHOE BOMB GOING ON ANOTHER PLANE IS
INFINITESIMALLY SMALL, YET THE ENTIRE NATION BEARS THAT BURDEN.
THERE'S LIKE 2 1/2 MILLION PEOPLE TRAVELING EVERY DAY
I THINK ON AIRLINES, AND WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE OUR SHOES OFF
OF THAT IN THE DEFINITELY SMALL CHANCE.
HERE'S THE PART SOME OF YOU ARE GOING TO GET MAD ABOUT.
THE REALITY IS, THE CHANCE OF YOU GETTING SHOT IS 1000
TIMES HIGHER, 1 MILLION TIMES HIGHER.
BUT YET, NO PRECAUTIONS WITH GUNS.
TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF, TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF, BY THE WAY
HERE'S AN AK-47 AND AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF BULLETS.
BY THE WAY THESE ARE ON THE PIERCING BULLETS SIEGEL
MURDER COPS WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
HAVE ALL THE WEAPONRY YOU WANT.
WHAT THE PERCENTAGE CHANCE I GET KILLED FROM THAT?
PRETTY HIGH, BECAUSE YOUR ANGRY HUSBAND HAS IT, YOUR JILTED
LOVER HAS IT.
YOUR 13-YEAR-OLD, EVERYBODY HAS A GUN.
BUT YOU GOTTA TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF WHILE GOING THROUGH THE
AIRPORT BECAUSE THAT MIGHT ENDANGER YOU.