TSA to allow knives on planes

[DougK62]

If you want to preserve your sanity don't read the comments on the news articles. The great majority are applauding the effort and asking "why would anyone need a knife on a plane?"

Baffling.

 

[VashHT]

I bring screwdrivers, nail clippers, and miscellaneous electronics on all the time. It's allowed.

But I still get randomly searched because I'm black.

Not true, I had a screwdriver confiscated by them the last time I flew (about a month ago), I had forgot it in my bag from work. Apparently if it's longer than 7" then they take it or you have to check your bag, people were all muttering like I was some crazy person and my gf came and told me "holy crap some idiot tried to bring a screwdriver on the plane", just goes to show you how scared people are it's pretty sad.

 

[child of wonder]

Not true, I had a screwdriver confiscated by them the last time I flew (about a month ago), I had forgot it in my bag from work. Apparently if it's longer than 7" then they take it or you have to check your bag, people were all muttering like I was some crazy person and my gf came and told me "holy crap some idiot tried to bring a screwdriver on the plane", just goes to show you how scared people are it's pretty sad.

Same thing happened to me. Completely forgot the screwdriver was in my backpack.

When the TSA agent told me "tools longer than 7 inches aren't allowed on the plane" it took a lot of willpower not to crack a joke and say "so you're telling me I can never fly again?"

 

[lxskllr]

Americans are cowards. The rights and dignity given up in the name of security is disgraceful.

 

[Slew Foot]

Americans have turned into a bunch of paranoid wusses. and thats just what the government wants

 

[edro]

My measurement calipers were confiscated because they were pointy...

The whole trip back, I imagined ways I could hijack a plane with calipers.

 

[xanis]

Americans are cowards. The rights and dignity given up in the name of security is disgraceful.

But... but... how can the government protect me if I don't let them fondle me at the airport?

 

[Fingolfin269]

Can someone explain to me why they can basically see me naked but I still have to take my shoes off?

 

[Fenixgoon]

What a joke. Like I said above, just arm everyone on the plane.

Even short of that, does anyone really believe their will be another successful hijacking (at least in the US) in the next 100 years? Passengers will not want to be the next missile and will not simply sit idly by assuming that, if they are quiet, everything will be fine. Those days are over.

The security theatre is such a waste of time. Stop the guns and bombs. Everything else cannot be used to hijack anymore.

MotionMan

if we let that happen again, dare i say i think we'd deserve it.

i agree with the TSA in this respect - preventing people from bringing explosive devices on board is far higher priority than small blades.

 

[Jeff7]

My measurement calipers were confiscated because they were pointy...

The whole trip back, I imagined ways I could hijack a plane with calipers.

Autopsy notes:

"Two deep puncture wounds on the backs of the pilot's and copilot's heads. Wounds were spaced precisely 2.000" apart."



I've also got one of these rulers at home. It's solid extruded aluminum, and the points are not all that dull. I think a good solid whack on the head with it would be able to cause a fracture. The main thing that bone has working against it is that it's rather brittle: Very good in compression, but not so good under other loading conditions.