enforcement agency is worthless. i m sure the taste doesn t think you should just dissolve the air marshals program, right? the taste sentd us a false statement pushing back on the idea you should just get rid of the air marshal. we still have no evidence this group has taken part in stopping any terrorist activity, and did call the group s contribution to safety questionable, which is one of the reasons some call for disbandment. but these reports cover 12 years representing less than 1% of the rurk force during that time frame and says these misconduct reports are taken seriously, investigated and dealt with quickly. the idea, though, that these people have guns on airplanes and they may not be the best trained, that s pretty troubling. i agree. the taste says they are trained, of course, to the highest standards. john, the problem is that many air marshals we ve been talking to disagree with that and even the government accountability office reported in 2016 the
saying a law enforcement agency is worthless. i m sure the tsa doesn t think it should dissolve the air marshal program. right? reporter: the tsa sent us a full statement pushing back on the idea you should get rid of the air marshals. we still have no evidence this group has taken part in stopping any terrorist activity. the dls inspector general did call their contribution questionable. which is one of the reasons some call for its disbandment. on gun safety and train, they say the reports cover 12 years representing less than 1% of the work force during that time frame and says the misconduct reports are taken seriously, investigated and dealt with quickly. the idea that these people have guns on airplanes and they may not be the best trained, that s troubling. reporter: i agree. the tsa says they are trained. the problem is many air marshals that we have been talking to disagree with that. even the government accountability office reported in 2016 that the tsa wasn t able
i just signed the misconduct reports for kenneth morgan, also known as peaches. i m going to call him in and give him the sanctions for the report. i m also going to show him the video. come on in, ken. are you paranoid? did you do something else? i didn t do nothing. not me again. are you sure? i m positive. i have your reports on my desk. i want to show you the video. get over here. who s this? that s me. that s why i turned this way. what does it appear that you re doing right there? i just kicked it up. that s all i did. i didn t clean anything why would you do that? because it was actually way over here by my cubicle. i kicked it all the way around giving it to them telling them to deal with it. it wasn t my obligation. i didn t want evidence on my side because i didn t have nothing to do with it. so you still deny your participation. were you supervising the cleanup or what?
misconduct reports. all minor. basically possession of contraband items. what did you have? lighter, tobacco. one time i got caught with pornography. okay. you admitted to a drinking problem. what drugs besides alcohol do you use? i ve experimented with methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana. not a member of any gangs? oh, no, no, no, no. you ve taken fiber-optic classes, a copper-based class, intro to telecommunications. you ve done quite a bit. what kind of work history do you have? i know you have prior military service. what kind of other work do you have? i ve worked in the telecommunications field as a cable puller and installer. i worked in cabinet and door shops. carpentry. pretty much anything that s labor-intensive, i ve done. i use heavy equipment.