I tend to be moderately sympathetic toward the TSA. They have an awful job, of dubious utility, under political pressure, and, honestly, they (on average) remain a lot more professional than many of the rent-a-mall-cops who used to be handling security pre-9/11.
But, cheese and crackers, folks — how does a TSA agent not know that the "District of Columbia" is a valid US jurisdiction?
Reshared post from +Les Jenkins
"Gray, who lives in Washington, D.C., was flying out of Orlando International Airport when a TSA agent said Gray's District of Columbia driver's license wasn't a valid form of identification. Gray said his license is legal and up-to-date, but the TSA agent didn't seem to know what the District of Columbia was when Gray arrived at the security checkpoint over the weekend."
Good to see the TSA is hiring competent people with at least an Elementary School education under their belts, eh? I feel safer already.
Orlando TSA agents getting geography refresher
It’s something most of most students learn in elementary school — the United States is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Maybe he assumed the guy was a politician or lawyer and harassed him on principle.
As a resident of Ontario, California, I have never been asked to provide a passport within the U.S. But confusion still happens at times, especially with online searches. http://empoprise-ie.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-taxis-in-ontario-are-more-expensive.html