Most fake bombs missed by screeners..

[IGBT]

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The failure rates at Los Angeles and Chicago stunned security experts.

"That's a huge cause for concern," said Clark Kent Ervin, the Homeland Security Department's former inspector general. Screeners' inability to find bombs could encourage terrorists to try to bring them on airplanes, Ervin said, and points to the need for more screener training and more powerful checkpoint scanning machines.

 

[jagec]

But at least they're confiscating water bottles!

 

[Howard]

Sounds like a bunch of people are going to get fired.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: jagec
But at least they're confiscating water bottles!

..are they still strip searching nuns in wheel chairs??

 

[pulse8]

It's all smoke and mirrors. The airports are no less or more safe than they used to be so let me keep my shoes on while going through the fucking metal detector.

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: pulse8
It's all smoke and mirrors. The airports are no less or more safe than they used to be so let me keep my shoes on while going through the fucking metal detector.

Exactly.

As if ticket prices weren't ridiculously expensive as is. Add yet more security... There's gotta be a cheap competent way to do this.

 

[michaels]

And people want the gov running health care...scary...

 

[homercles337]

Maybe this should be moved to P&N so the bush faithful can get off their "there have been no attacks since..." horse. Borders leak like a civ and TSA is obviously not doing its job. Isnt this one of the "achievements" of this admin?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: homercles337
Maybe this should be moved to P&N so the bush faithful can get off their "there have been no attacks since..." horse. Borders leak like a civ and TSA is obviously not doing its job. Isnt this one of the "achievements" of this admin?

"sieve"

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: homercles337
Maybe this should be moved to P&N so the bush faithful can get off their "there have been no attacks since..." horse. Borders leak like a civ and TSA is obviously not doing its job. Isnt this one of the "achievements" of this admin?

"sieve"

 

[sandorski]

<<<<misread "Bombs" as "Boobs" and was all WTF?

 

[eLiu]

Originally posted by: sandorski
<<<<misread "Bombs" as "Boobs" and was all WTF?

Female suicide bombers get plastic explosive implants... haven't you heard?

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: eLiu

Originally posted by: sandorski
<<<<misread "Bombs" as "Boobs" and was all WTF?

Female suicide bombers get plastic explosive implants... haven't you heard?

Excuse me, ma'am, are those over 3oz? You're going to have to come with me.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: eLiu

Originally posted by: sandorski
<<<<misread "Bombs" as "Boobs" and was all WTF?

Female suicide bombers get plastic explosive implants... haven't you heard?

Milk goes flying everywhere.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: michaels
And people want the gov running health care...scary...

screeners =/= doctors.

and if you're afraid of flying commercial, why don't you fly on a private jet?

 

[PHiuR]

a reason why they might not be finding the bombs is because they're FAKE.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
a reason why they might not be finding the bombs is because they're FAKE.

So you're saying the screeners aren't easily fooled. hmm.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: michaels
And people want the gov running health care...scary...

..and they think Mrs.Bill Clinton would be a good pres.

 

[Eeezee]

Not that surprising, really.

I fly with a big tube of toothpaste and a full stick of deodorant with me on every trip, and I travel fairly frequently (at least once a month for various reasons). Neither of these items are allowed on a plane unless they're under 3 ounces (if I remember correctly). One way or another, both of these things are much greater than the limit.

About a week ago I lost my toothpaste at a security check, but that had never happened after at least 8-9 months, so at least 16 security checkpoints. They can clearly pick it up on the scan, the guy pulled out my bag and removed it.

 

[zinfamous]

makes sense. donuts will always get the most attention in Chicago.

pass, pass, pass, donut, pass, pass, pass, suspicious device, pass, ooo donut!, pass, pass, munch....

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Not that surprising, really.

I fly with a big tube of toothpaste and a full stick of deodorant with me on every trip, and I travel fairly frequently (at least once a month for various reasons). Neither of these items are allowed on a plane unless they're under 3 ounces (if I remember correctly). One way or another, both of these things are much greater than the limit.

About a week ago I lost my toothpaste at a security check, but that had never happened after at least 8-9 months, so at least 16 security checkpoints. They can clearly pick it up on the scan, the guy pulled out my bag and removed it.

This will pass through airport metal detectors easily if you don't have any change in your pockets. That's been confirmed many, many times.

 

[EGGO]

Totally remember passing through with a sharp stick taped to my leg just to see if they'd catch me. Dunno wtf I was thinking but they didn't catch me at all.