The utterly unsurprising TSA scope creep

Because, really, having a security agency protect just airports is kind of silly.  Thus, they need to protect everything, including "all high-risk transportation targets" — trains, natch, but also bridges, interstate highways, as well as "sporting events, music festivals, rodeos."

And for reasons (and with results) that are, of course, too important to share with the American public, because, y'know, TERRORISTS!

I did like this bit:

'T.S.A. officials would not say if the VIPR teams had ever foiled a terrorist plot or thwarted any major threat to public safety, saying the information is classified. But they argue that the random searches and presence of armed officers serve as a deterrent that bolsters the public confidence.'

I.e., "security theater" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater).

Reshared post from +Kevin Underhill

Complete bullshit.