A TSA agent at the Denver International Airport was recently arrested by police on 12 counts of child sex assault involving at least 3 girls.

It isn't clear yet where the crime might have occurred and authorities have not confirmed whether or not there is a connection between the crimes and the airport.

Among those charges for the TSA agent are three counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and since his arrest the TSA has consequently fired the agent.

TSA has faced similar incidents before, with their employees getting caught stealing from luggage at the airport etc. There have been numerous reports of TSA agents wrongfully touching people, stealing from people, being rude to travelers, and being arrested on a variety of charges.

The organization has also previously failed considerably when attempting to detect undercover agents who had previously tried to smuggle in weapons past security.

How many individuals are having their rights violated from those who claim to be there to offer protection, supposedly there to see that they get to where they need to go safely?

The people shouldn't need to endure assault in exchange for security. And being touched inappropriately or having your private property stolen from agents can no doubt put a damper on the vacation in a short matter of time.

We've seen viral videos of young children in wheelchairs, as young as 3 years old, sobbing at the airport because of the interactions that they've had to endure with these agents. Or elderly individuals being humiliated and subjected to nonsensical, invasive screening procedures.

Is this what we want freedom to really look like?

What they've been doing for more than 18 years has been little more than wasting taxpayer dollars on security theater, their actions are arguably incapable of providing true security. And those agents working for the TSA have no incentive to provide quality care to airline passengers. I think that we would be better off without the TSA, and its multi-billion dollar budget, interfering with our travel arrangements and our individual liberty.

Pics:
Pic1 via TLR
Pic2 via fox

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