TSA agent accused of harassing 15-year-old girl over shirt

[reflection]

58. A pattern

doesn't have to be a large percentage of the data in order to be a pattern.

I do agree with you that when you take the number of people going through the airports compared to the number of these type of incidents, it is probably a very small percentage.

But time and time again, we read about these folks being told this is your job, here are the parameters, and every week a few pop up and decide they're going to push the envelope. It's the flat tire theory. A tire blows out on your car every 10,000 miles, what do you do? Do you hop out and praise the other 3 tires, or tell yourself how great that tire was for the last 9,999 miles? No, you say "it's unacceptable for a tire to blow out every 10,000 miles" and figure out what the problem is.

Cops behaving badly is probably a low percentage also, but we sure raise hell when it happens. And we should.

Your points are well taken, but please consider your last paragraph. If I was the one human who was not having the best day of my life at an airport, at best I stand a chance of missing my flight and at worst, being tased and arrested. The TSA doesn't put up with nonsense. Why should we?