Other than the laughable amount of paranoia in my country today...
Does anyone remember those light-up t-shirts in the early 90s?!?! This post just totally reminded me of them! LOL I wanted one so bad as a kid but my mom always said no, citing something about radiation or something? Meh =(
Unfortunately, this is nothing but a college student going out to get a reaction, and some attention. Of course they are going to freak out about it. I am not saying it is right, but neither is going out and trying to provoke an over reaction. The police aren't allowed to entrap citizens, let us not do it either.
@JohnBoy - yeah, cause they let anyone "waltz through security unchallenged" She can't even get through security, she's picking up her boyfriend so she doesn't have a boarding pass. But, I do agree they reacted properly. As much as that doesn't look like a bomb, I'd rather airport security make the mistake of going ahead and arresting her, than making the mistake of not reacting when it is a real bomb.
@ScottG I agree, they acted accordingly, but honestly, wouldn't questioning, and, you know, following police rules etc... have been a better choice? The fact that the security dude said 'She's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue.' is rather frightening.
Personally, I'm canadian, so I'm used to much more lax securty systems at airports, but a good friend of myne was killed in the london terrorist attack, so I can appreciate good security. But honestly, this issue takes security a bit far.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
Other than the laughable amount of paranoia in my country today...
Does anyone remember those light-up t-shirts in the early 90s?!?! This post just totally reminded me of them! LOL I wanted one so bad as a kid but my mom always said no, citing something about radiation or something? Meh =(
Unfortunately, this is nothing but a college student going out to get a reaction, and some attention. Of course they are going to freak out about it. I am not saying it is right, but neither is going out and trying to provoke an over reaction. The police aren't allowed to entrap citizens, let us not do it either.
Repeat after me...
L.E.D does not mean I.E.D.
Funny to the few but not to the many. I doubt that 96% of the population knows what I.E.D. stands for.
Isn't an I.E.D. one of those birth control devices?
You're thinking of I *U* D (Intra-Uterine Device).
*sigh*
@uagent
It was a joke...Obviously others got it but you missed it...
@JohnBoy - yeah, cause they let anyone "waltz through security unchallenged" She can't even get through security, she's picking up her boyfriend so she doesn't have a boarding pass.
But, I do agree they reacted properly. As much as that doesn't look like a bomb, I'd rather airport security make the mistake of going ahead and arresting her, than making the mistake of not reacting when it is a real bomb.
@ScottG
I agree, they acted accordingly, but honestly, wouldn't questioning, and, you know, following police rules etc... have been a better choice? The fact that the security dude said 'She's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue.' is rather frightening.
Personally, I'm canadian, so I'm used to much more lax securty systems at airports, but a good friend of myne was killed in the london terrorist attack, so I can appreciate good security. But honestly, this issue takes security a bit far.