TSA questions passenger who has fake head in his bag
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TSA questions passenger who has fake head in his bag
Well, not exactly a fake head. But a fake face like those his company makes to affix on gravestones. (Which I don't think I would go for, but to each his own.)
The guy was flying through PHF in Newport News, Va., when he was stopped and questioned during TSA screening. The Orlando Sentinel has a detailed story, including a picture of the fake face.
Orlando Sentinel story
The guy was flying through PHF in Newport News, Va., when he was stopped and questioned during TSA screening. The Orlando Sentinel has a detailed story, including a picture of the fake face.
Orlando Sentinel story
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Freaky technology. They put the dead person (or animal) into a laser scanner, collect a thousand dollars from the family, and some factory someplace and get the resin head back.
Not something I would want on my gravestone, and think they would have a way more profitable business if they did other body parts for less money, but that's another story.
Not something I would want on my gravestone, and think they would have a way more profitable business if they did other body parts for less money, but that's another story.
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Freaky sure, but nothing to do with security. It never should have required that level of attention. Once again, the fools are easily distracted from what their job is supposed to be.
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Freaky technology. They put the dead person (or animal) into a laser scanner, collect a thousand dollars from the family, and some factory someplace and get the resin head back.
Not something I would want on my gravestone, and think they would have a way more profitable business if they did other body parts for less money, but that's another story.
Not something I would want on my gravestone, and think they would have a way more profitable business if they did other body parts for less money, but that's another story.
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......After consulting among themselves, they decided the head was not a prohibited item, and Shulman continued on his way.
"I offered to take a picture of them with it," he said.
"I offered to take a picture of them with it," he said.
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Yeah, I don't seen enough more evidence being found. Is that fake dummy face? I wasn't sure what happening to him? Luckily that he didn't get arrested for that. He wasn't threats at all. They were letting him go. He won't get charge for that. I don't see any prohibited items.
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It's pretty obvious that all that is going to get some retaliation. Otherwise every disembodied face is going to start disrespecting the TSA.
Last edited by RadioGirl; Aug 12, 2011 at 6:33 am Reason: typo
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I liked the beginning of the article:
"There was a face-off last week between a Central Florida entrepreneur and federal security officials at the airport in Newport News, Va.
In the end, the face won."
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It is also possible that the face exhibited a microexpression.
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Exactly. Most likely they were on a fishing expedition for something "illegal" as opposed to something that impacts flight security.