Newsstand - Confiscated airport loot sold at auction

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=6991392

Items left behind at Sky Harbor International Airport security checkpoints often find their way to good use elsewhere and it's the job of the Arizona Department of Administration to warehouse the loot.
"When people voluntarily abandon this stuff at the airport, this is stuff that they didn't want to give up," said Steve Perica, a general manager with the Department of Administration.

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=6991392

Items left behind at Sky Harbor International Airport security checkpoints often find their way to good use elsewhere and it's the job of the Arizona Department of Administration to warehouse the loot.
"When people voluntarily abandon this stuff at the airport, this is stuff that they didn't want to give up," said Steve Perica, a general manager with the Department of Administration.

Hands up to anyone who's seen anyone "voluntarily abandoning" stuff at airports?

I've seen many people "involuntarily abandoning" stuff, though, under threats from the ever-present TSA customer service agents......but nobody has, to my knowledge, ever "voluntarily" abandoned stuff. Wouldn't that require someone to think "Gee, I think I will bring this to the airport with the intent of leaving it there and not taking it with me"? Doesn't "voluntarily" imply intent?

Sick and tired of those clowns in administration and politics redefining the language to make their actions appear more benign.

Translation into plain English below:

"When the TSA forcefully steals under threats and intimidation this stuff at the airport, this is stuff that they didn't want to give up, but which we for no logical reason whatsoever thought it'd be fun to just steal from the sheep...I mean, passengers...and then sell to make sone $$$ off of it with no legal justification but also no risk of getting penalized" said Steve Perica, a general manager with the Department of Administration.

Hands up to anyone who's seen anyone "voluntarily abandoning" stuff at airports?....[/I]

you kidding aren't you?
if I voluntarily bring to the airport things I know will be confiscated, it is me who I have to blame.

Whatever it is a stupid thing or not, not to allow liquids, that is the rule...

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/0828confiscate0825.html#comments

you kidding aren't you?
if I voluntarily bring to the airport things I know will be confiscated, it is me who I have to blame.

Whatever it is a stupid thing or not, not to allow liquids, that is the rule...

So if the rules don't make sense you just obey without protest? :td:

So if the rules don't make sense you just obey without protest? :td:

That is what all of this conditioning is about. If you want to fly - do what ever we tell you to do. You won't actually be safer but you will learn to show us your papers. Same thing happens on the road with the "seat belt" checks.

Give up your freedoms for security - or at least what the government tells you is security.

Watch this video - Aaron Russo explains allot of things very well.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5420753830426590918

So if the rules don't make sense you just obey without protest? :td:

I protest but if they are NOT changed I follow them
and if I don't and get caught I will blame it to myself, not to someone else

You don't get rules changed not following them

I protest but if they are NOT changed I follow them
and if I don't and get caught I will blame it to myself, not to someone else

You don't get rules changed not following them
Did you tell that to Rosa Parks??

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Does this statement make sense to anyone

"When people voluntarily abandon this stuff at the airport, this is stuff that they didn't want to give up," said Steve Perica, a general manager with the Department of Administration."

Um, how can it be voluntary if they didn't want to give it up?

Mike

Did you tell that to Rosa Parks??

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it was the boycott that led to the success... ;)
stop flying and it will be a lot better way than whining about TSA

if all people stop flying for just one day against TSA rules, this will result in a lot better way in showing how this rules are stupid.

it was the boycott that led to the success... ;)
stop flying and it will be a lot better way than whining about TSA

if all people stop flying for just one day against TSA rules, this will result in a lot better way in showing how this rules are stupid.
So Rosa Parks stopped taking the bus right?

No, it was because she stood up for herself that ignited the protests and boycotts. Standing up for yourself, that's a novel idea.

I once arrived with a very small money clip which had a finger nail file and a (gasp) 1/2 inch blade. It was confiscated but I was given three options:

1. give up the item.
2. go back through security and pack it in a bag
3. mail it to myself (cost $8)

Because the item had sentimental value to me I mailed to myself. Are you given these options in the US?

Thanks,
SC