Well, this is reassuring. Check out this tweet from “TSA Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein”:
If you had $75,000, is this how you'd transport it? Just asking! TSA @ #RIC spotted this traveler's preferred method. pic.twitter.com/lriNbivmsT
— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) June 30, 2015
Um, pardon our French, but what the hell?
https://twitter.com/AmberBinGA/status/615966519131021312
It really is puzzling. And by “puzzling,” we mean “not even remotely puzzling.”
https://twitter.com/KStreetHipster/status/615950882266419200
https://twitter.com/KStreetHipster/status/615954282144108548
https://twitter.com/gforcenegative/status/615957176092221440
Indeed it is:
Show of hands: Who’s cool with their “tidbits” being shared on Twitter?
https://twitter.com/KStreetHipster/status/615955741266960384
Great questions. This sort of thing definitely doesn’t inspire trust in the TSA.
Dear @TSAmedia_LisaF: What is Gov't-approved way to transport legally earned #cash so it won't be #seized by @TSA? https://t.co/HWPWEEAmA6
— Dan Alban (@DanAlban) June 30, 2015
@Frimp13 TSA didn't seize/confiscate/take it. It alarmed the x-ray machine as an unknown and we spotted it. It's just a curiosity.
— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) June 30, 2015
“Just a curiosity,” huh? Is that what the excuse TSA’s going to give the owner of that luggage?
Oh, look. The TSA is opening luggage, taking pictures of your stuff, and posting them to Twitter. (h/t @radleybalko) https://t.co/qmWk7ZkLtw
— Anti-Smatter (@mdrache) June 30, 2015
@TSAmedia_LisaF fantastic. Give someone a chance to rob said traveler. Smh.
— Rob Solo (@robsolo) June 30, 2015
.@TSAmedia_LisaF thanks for the pic, thieves at the next airport appreciate the info.
— Paul Kugman’s Fax Machine (@deepereyes) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/KStreetHipster/status/615960584085860352
https://twitter.com/KStreetHipster/status/615962899731779585
Neither do we.
https://twitter.com/BenKAoS84/status/615965473759457280
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/615967271417044992
https://twitter.com/Siiiimonsays/status/615960232418758657
@TSAmedia_LisaF What the hell is wrong with you? Besides being a government busybody. None of your damn business & none of social medias!
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) June 30, 2015
This un-fucking-believable. Shame on @TSAmedia_LisaF & @TSA. https://t.co/kpeo8rzVJb
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/615973990436204544
@TSAmedia_LisaF Did you receive this passenger's permission to photograph their belongings and tweet it out? This is grotesque.
— Let's all calm down (@NikVanHelsing) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/grahamisawesome/status/615966130461503488
https://twitter.com/marcelovita/status/615962896980398080
@TSAmedia_LisaF wow. Way to breach privacy. No wonder no one respects TSA.
— Sarah Nicole (@The_KittenQueen) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/dultery/status/615954431625043968
Is this what y'all do on the clock? Post pics of traveler's personal belongings on twitter? @TSAmedia_LisaF https://t.co/vAkyra7Xhy #tsa
— Chelle (@FL_Chelle) June 30, 2015
.@tsamedia_lisaf How is this part of your mission statement?
— Dave Zawislak (@davezawislak) June 30, 2015
@TSAmedia_LisaF Were they planning on using that to bring down a plane? Why are you showing people's personal belongings? Oh yeah, you suck.
— Ari Shaffir (@AriShaffir) June 30, 2015
Did the person break a law? If not, how do you justify this blatant violation of privacy? https://t.co/McZjfkutnC
— RBe (@RBPundit) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/nickineily/status/615953657633222656
@TSAmedia_LisaF So by going through a checkpoint, do we automatically consent to having the contents of our luggage posted on twitter?
— Steve Kalnoske (@steverequiem) June 30, 2015
@TSAmedia_LisaF when I was a checkpoint supervisor I would never allow a pax belongings to be tweeted. This is wrong.
— House Atreides (@opiemuyo) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/oscaron/status/615965680714780672
https://twitter.com/gregnorc/status/615968514348814336
https://twitter.com/eldang/status/615967486094094337
@tsamedia_lisaf So … taxpayers are paying you to tweet photos of their luggage?
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 30, 2015
@TSAmedia_LisaF Wow. So professional of you. Excellent use of USG funds, violating taxpayer privacy, etc.
— GRRRR@Church of Pizza Slice of Yester-day Yeet (@grrrr_shark) June 30, 2015
.@TSAmedia_LisaF Nice that the TSA is wasting our tax dollars making fun of people by invading their privacy on the job.
— Traci Law (@tracilaw) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/AmpersandAlways/status/615951985058148353
@TSAmedia_LisaF and you have the right to take pictures of a private citizens possessions and post them to twitter?
— E.J. Cedric (@EJCedric) June 30, 2015
@TSAmedia_LisaF any reason you’re ok with this invasion of privacy?
— coreybowers (@coreybowers) June 30, 2015
@TSAmedia_LisaF That's awesome. Next will you post public pics of someone's meds? You should be fired.
— Anti-Smatter (@mdrache) June 30, 2015
Hey, why stop at luggage?
@TSAmedia_LisaF So are you going to post pictures of pat downs "behind the screens" too? Maybe shots of frisking ppl in wheelchairs?
— Steve (Dogiakos) Dee (@snachodog) June 30, 2015
Good Lord. We wouldn’t be surprised.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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