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Engadget Podcast 170 - 11.08.2009
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
paul34 @ Sep 21st 2007 7:28PM
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 =(
Gnaget @ Sep 21st 2007 10:09PM
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.
DickHardknocks @ Sep 22nd 2007 12:08AM
Repeat after me...
L.E.D does not mean I.E.D.
Carbonize @ Sep 22nd 2007 3:22AM
Funny to the few but not to the many. I doubt that 96% of the population knows what I.E.D. stands for.
Shane @ Sep 22nd 2007 12:07PM
Isn't an I.E.D. one of those birth control devices?
uagent @ Sep 22nd 2007 1:18PM
You're thinking of I *U* D (Intra-Uterine Device).
Shane @ Sep 22nd 2007 1:45PM
*sigh*
@uagent
It was a joke...Obviously others got it but you missed it...
Scott G. @ Sep 22nd 2007 2:29PM
@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.
Dorian @ Sep 23rd 2007 1:33PM
@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.