Thus spake Kurt Ullman :
>In article <11689-455CDFE2-150@storefull-3353.bay.webtv.net>,
> pocomount@webtv.net (Surfer E2468) wrote:
>
>> I agree with george,we also think the airport security is a farce,Right
>> after 9/11 my neighbor's son flew to california for a wedding,they
>> refused to allow him to take a silver cake cutter on board,but let him
>> take his handcuffs(he is a phl.policeman) and a switchblade knife,now
>> you figure that one out. surfer e2468
> Depends on the place. Had a friend comin' out of Detroit Metro with
>his wife, the Deputy Sheriff. TSA gathered around her because they
>thought the badge in her purse was a throwing star.
> YOU have to remember that the goal of TSA is not to keep us safe, but
>to keep their bosses safe, pretty much like any bureaucracy. The
>downside of saying no to everything is considerably less than saying yes
>to the one thing that causes problems.
I can top that one. Friend (shooting buddy) is a US Marshal. Flys
for "business" a lot (not every criminal gets flown on "Con Air"). He
usually just flashes his badge and walks through the metal detector.
Everybody at the station knows him and he carries a letter of official
business with him for each separate job (dates, places, other
specifics). One time a screener asked for his sidearm to make sure it
wasn't loaded. Of course it was loaded. And no cop is ever, EVER
going to hand over his weapon unless forced to. So he got into a
little arguement with the screener. Screener finally says he's going
to have to detain Jim. Jim says (this is a great war story) "turn
around and put your hands behind your back, you're under arrest for
interfering with a Federal officer". Supervisor steps in, Jim says
the cop steps in, everybody steps in and the screener backed down. I
would have loved to be there, but in front of Jim and not behind him.
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