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According to statistics from the Feds less then 1% of the arrests made by the TSA are for anything that could be remotely considered a terrorist crime.

Almost all the TSA arrests are for victimless drug war crimes followed by victimless gun crimes where a person usually forgot about a gun they had on themselves on in their luggage.

I guess we can thank the TSA for flushing the Bill of Rights down the toilet.

I'm sure the cops who usually insult me when I post these articles will point out we should thank the TSA for flushing the Bill of Rights down the toilet because they are protecting us from imaginary terrorists.

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TSA checked-bag system up and running after glitch snarled travel at Sky Harbor

Dawn Gilbertson and Sarah Anderson, The Republic | azcentral.com 9:32 p.m. MST May 12, 2016

Sky Harbor International Airport officials said glitches in the checked-bag screening system operated by the federal Transportation Security Administration caused more than 3,000 bags to miss flights out of Phoenix Thursday.

The baggage-screening system was up and running again by 9 p.m., according to a TSA statement. The agency planned to test the system throughout the night.

Barring any new problems, federal aviation officials expect business as usual on Friday as weekend travel kicks off.

A TSA spokesman said "significant, unprecedented technical issues with a computer server" were to blame for the problem, which was identified at about 6:45 a.m. Thursday.

The problem existed in all terminals, said Julie Rodriguez, Sky Harbor spokeswoman.

Thousands of bags that had been piling up inside the terminals were moved to a nearby parking lot until they could be packed into semitrailers and driven to airports in Tucson and San Diego for screening.

"TSA is working diligently with our airline and airport partners and using alternative screening tools to screen bags, though those methods are not as efficient as our automated system," said Nico Melendez, a TSA spokesman.

A week ago Thursday, the TSA screened 24,000 checked bags. Assuming a similar number of bags were checked today, the 3,000 delayed bags would equate to 12.5 percent of the checked bag volume.

"There is a backup method in place, but the process is much slower. We are not seeing widespread flight delays, but many checked bags are missing flights," Rodriguez said.

Melendez said the TSA sent K-9 units and network specialists from other airports to Sky Harbor to "address the situation and keep passengers safe and screen all bags."

Airline representatives and the airport were advising passengers to avoid checking luggage if they could and to carry anything they might need at their destination Thursday or Friday.

"For example, if you are flying somewhere to attend a special occasion, such as a graduation or a wedding, carry on the clothes that you plan to wear to the event," Rodriguez said.

The message appeared to be getting out, Rodriguez said later, as more passengers arrived to the airport with carry-on bags as the day progressed.

TSA computer glitch delays bags leaving from Sky Harbor Airport

Some passengers handled the issue better than others.

Stephanie Hritsco, who was flying to Las Vegas, said that a bit of baggage difficulty wasn’t something she was going to stress over. She packed what she needed into a handbag, sent the rest through and hoped for the best.

“There’s bigger things in life to worry about,” Hritsco said.

Robert Christiansen, who was waiting for a return flight to Dallas, said he was disappointed he couldn't check in his bags early, as he usually does. Instead of taking the time to eat where he wanted to outside of the airport, he was stuck watching his bag.

Another flier was overheard grumbling that the issue was "your federal government at work."

Instead of dealing with the baggage hassle, Robin Miller took the chance to swap for a later flight to Denver.

Miller stressed she didn't hold what happened against the airport and that her "heart just goes out to everyone, all the staff and workers."