>> I don't get why this was deemed an accident. <<
Reading the story, there is this little voice saying in the back of my head, "They don't want to treat it as a crime because they know who has it and they're in cahoots."
Reading the story, there is this little voice saying in the back of my head, "They don't want to treat it as a crime because they know who has it and they're in cahoots."
1. They have statistics that they have to keep up, and having a ding like "a crime was committed on your watch" isn't a good thing, so they try to avoid it, or 2. Classifying it as a crime versus an accident comes with a load of paperwork and hassle for everybody involved that no one wants to do.
I really don't think this was malicious in the manner you describe.
I kind of feel laziness of that nature is its own kind of maliciousness.
[0] http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/baggage-theft-...
It has happened plenty of times: http://www.wafb.com/story/1962125/arrests-made-in-tsa-baggag...
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/abc-news-tracks-missing-ipad-f...
http://www.wired.com/2012/12/tsa-ipads/
And many, many more.
I kind of doubt it too, but I wonder if accusing them personally of theft would light a fire under their butts to actually do something about it.
Just curious, do you say that with knowledge of the fact that is on record happening multiple times? Or are you just unaware?