"TSA Agent Caught With Passenger's iPad in His Pants; Allegedly Took $50,000 in Other Goods, Cops Say"

Good headline. Lousy public policy.

Pursuant to that, this week GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Texas) has called for the outright abolition of the Transportation Security Administration, and introduced "The America Traveler Dignity Act," which

establishes that airport security screeners are not immune from any US law regarding physical contact with another person, making images of another person, or causing physical harm through the use of radiation-emitting machinery on another person.  It means they are not above laws the rest of us must obey.

Reason on the TSA here. First link via the Twitter feed of Timothy P. Carney. Take it away, Remy!