Bad time and place for an April Fool's joke?

[Queasy]

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A Canadian woman and her boyfriend didn?t think it was funny when security officials at Minneapolis-St. Paul International made them pawns in an April Fool?s prank.

Kate Burgess and her boyfriend were returning from Mexico when they had a two-hour layover at MSP.

As they placed their bags on the conveyor belt and went through security, Kate?s bag triggered a detector.

According to Kate, when the detector went off a Transportation Security Administration employee said, "That?s it, call police."

As more TSA employees surrounded her, Kate suffered a severe asthma attack.

That?s when a supervisor told her it was an April Fool?s joke.

"They scared me, but even worse they humiliated me?I won?t ever travel through Minneapolis again," Kate said.

In a statement, the Transportation Security Administration said, "TSA staff communicated with Ms. Burgess and expressed our regret. While our inquiry revealed no irregularities in the actual screening process, we do not condone or tolerate inappropriate remarks or behavior by our staff."

How dumb can you get?

 

[jfall]

people can't even take a joke anymore

 

[leftyman]

I predict a lawsuit.

 

[gwrober]

Guilty conscience?!? geeez....

 

[purbeast0]

i wish they did that to me when I got arrested in the airport

EDIT: I have asthma too and didn't have an asthma attack.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i wish they did that to me when I got arrested in the airport

EDIT: I have asthma too and didn't have an asthma attack.

What did you get arrested for?

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

That was too close to a threat to be funny. Maybe she's overreacting to some extent, but those TSA people ought to know better.

 

[PAB]

I'm all for playing a prank, but this is ridiculous. What if someone had a heart condition, keeled over and died on the spot? What would TSA have to say then?

Our nation is being guarded from terrorists by 2000 people with GED's standing around holding flashlights and walkie talkies making $8.75 an hour - we're getting what we pay for.

 

[Parasitic]

So it's okay for TSA to pull pranks on airline passengers but not vice versa?

 

[paulxcook]

I wonder how fast someone pulling a bomb-in-my-pants April Fools prank would get thrown in jail. But it's just a harmless joke if it's the other way around.

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

I would if being a foreigner played a part in being a target?

 

[lobbyone]

ooops

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i wish they did that to me when I got arrested in the airport

EDIT: I have asthma too and didn't have an asthma attack.

What did you get arrested for?

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[rivan]

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

Because screeners and airport personnel are such jovial people. Just use the word bomb in a sentence, directed to anyone, in any tone, such that one of them can hear it and see how funny they think it is.

 

[PAB]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

Because screeners and airport personnel are such jovial people. Just use the word bomb in a sentence, directed to anyone, in any tone, such that one of them can hear it and see how funny they think it is.

Exactly. I informed my stockbroker not to call me any day I was supposed to be at the airport.

(His name is Jack)

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i wish they did that to me when I got arrested in the airport

EDIT: I have asthma too and didn't have an asthma attack.

What did you get arrested for?

Text

Ouch.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

try joking around with the TSA at their expense and see what happens. I predict you'll wind up with a broom stick up your ass

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: redly1

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

try joking around with the TSA at their expense and see what happens. I predict you'll wind up with a broom stick up your ass

exactly. I hope that someone gets fired. Unfortunately they will probably just get a slap on the wrist.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

That was too close to a threat to be funny. Maybe she's overreacting to some extent, but those TSA people ought to know better.

Saying 'hey no need to scan my bag, I will tell you there is a bomb in it' would get you more than likely flat out tazed prior to finishing the sentence and more than likely arrested even if a joke.

It's should not be a one-way street.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

 

[DayLaPaul]

If TSA doesn't want us joking about bombs in our luggage, they should at least return the favor.

 

[Toastedlightly]

I <3 my city!

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

That was too close to a threat to be funny. Maybe she's overreacting to some extent, but those TSA people ought to know better.

qft

 

[DougK62]

Sooooo...airlines want you to be super well behaved and pocker-faced when you're in the airport for security reasons but then they go and pull a stunt like this. Really lame.

 

[AmphibSailor]

Originally posted by: jfall
people can't even take a joke anymore

I don't think "Security," and joking go together. They're mutually exclusive.