This seems like a typical "gotcha" story. TSA has approximately 60,000 employees and to show that one stole something, or even one hundred have stolen things, doesn't raise any real red flags to me. I wish it didn't happen but I don't think this can really be used as an overarching critique of TSA. If we want to argue against TSA, let's keep arguments framed around invasive procedures, general incompetence, or the cost/benefit ratio that they seem to provide.