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TSA Employee Caught With $200K Worth of Stolen Property

The plane moves me or I move the plane? writes "After years of people complaining about their luggage locks being broken in the name of the Transportation Security Administration, and after countless properly-stowed utilities and tools had been scrutinized from a paranoid point of view, an employee of the TSA (which is part of the Department of Homeland Security) has been captured with evidence of over $200,000 worth of stolen property he was selling on eBay. With the help of local police and the USPS, a search of his house found a great deal of property pilfered from the un-witnessed searches that occurred after luggage had been checked, where the rightful owner was not allowed. 'Among the items seized were 66 cameras, 31 laptop computers, 20 cell phones, 17 sets of electronic games, 13 pieces of jewelry, 12 GPS devices, 11 MP3 players, eight camera lenses, six video cameras and two DVD players, the affidavit said.'"

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  1. Re:thieves standing around by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    66 cameras, 31 laptop computers, 20 cell phones, 17 sets of electronic games, 13 pieces of jewelry, 12 GPS devices, 11 MP3 players, eight camera lenses, six video cameras and two DVD players

    $200K? That can't be right. 11 MP3's are worth that much according to the RIAA.

  2. Re:flying sux by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    And yet another reason why flying in the US sucks.

    But Ebay is great: A++++ seller, would buy from him again!

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  3. Let me say this: I am shocken, truly SHOCKED, ... by Ihlosi · · Score: 4, Funny

    that there might be people who find this surprising.

  4. The guy did a great job of keeping our kids safe by Dude+McDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine all the photographs of naked children that could be taken with 66 cameras.
    Imagine all the child porn that could be download/stored/viewed using 31 laptop computers.
    Imagine all the phone calls paedophiles could make with 20 cell phones.
    Imagine all the children that could be lured into a paedophiles house with 17 sets of electronic games, and 13 pieces of jewellery.
    Imagine all the children that could be tracked with 12 GPS devices.
    Imagine all the children that could be deafened by paedophiles letting children use 11 MP3 players at high volume.
    Imagine the sick movies made and viewed using six video cameras and two DVD players.
    And the eight camera lenses......dear God the eight camera lenses!!!

  5. Re:flying sux by thewils · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cheer up. At least you don't get tased to death.

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  6. Re:Tis the season.. by DinDaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd rather have someone respond than be modded up.

    Your post was funny.

  7. Re:thieves standing around by interstellar_donkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    You shove your laptop, camera and phone up your ass?

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  8. Re:flying sux by mollymoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only A++++ and one exclamation mark? That's virtually a negative on eBay.

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  9. Re:thieves standing around by AngryLlama · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can see up your ass?

  10. Re:thieves standing around by BillGod · · Score: 5, Funny

    66 cameras, 31 laptop computers, 20 cell phones, 17 sets of electronic games, 13 pieces of jewelry, 12 GPS devices, 11 MP3 players, eight camera lenses, six video cameras two DVD players and a partridge in a pear tree.

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  11. Re:thieves standing around by sdturf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Soon, it is only going to be safe and easy to take whatever you can carry in your pockets or shove up your ass.

    So you're saying that the watch my dad wore in Vietnam is the only thing safe when I'm traveling?

  12. Re:thieves standing around by TheLink · · Score: 4, Funny

    Calm down, it's still only October.

    Then again maybe the TSA employee felt it was Christmas everyday. Hohoho.

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  13. Re:thieves standing around by Kwiik · · Score: 5, Funny

    I choose vibrate

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  14. Re:thieves standing around by Fumus · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's easy. You just have to have your head up there.

  15. Re:thieves standing around by mikael · · Score: 5, Funny

    The partridge and the pear tree were both confiscated after being detected by sniffer dogs patrols operated by the Department of Agriculture. They are now being cared for at the local zoo. At this time the DoA would like to remind all air travellers not to bring in non-native species to any location they are travelling to.

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  16. Re:thieves standing around by Fred_A · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can see up your ass?

    It's always good to have hindsight !

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  17. Re:thieves standing around by MiniMike · · Score: 4, Funny

    Doesn't the TSA offer to do that for you? Maybe I just asked them too many questions...

  18. Re:thieves standing around by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Funny

    because people are fucking sheep.

    Eeeeeewww... I did not know that bestiality was rampant in the USA now.

    No wonder all you people ignore what is going on, you to busy shagging sheep to notice.

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