I saw this story at Engadget which linked to the original story here.

Summary: a guy loses his iPod down the toilet on a plane which results in a full scale bomb threat when they land in Ottawa!

Actually, I do listen to my mp3 player in the lav - a Cowon i5 roughly the size of an ipod nano - fits nicely in my shirt pocket. Thought I've been a bit overcautious about that same thing happening to me, but I guess not!

The guy who started this incident posted this on a web forum:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...pageNo=1&sid=1

Interesting read. I blame the whole situation on over-reactive FA's. The guys on the ground were just doing their job. Stupid kid.

[QUOTE=cur]over-reactive FA's/QUOTE]

Say it isn't so!!

This is just tragic!! When every innocent person is treated as guilty, and you can never trust anyone, is when Democracy has failed.

At least this was cleared up within one day. While it did seem like an over-reaction at least they didn't decide to hold him for longer while they decided to figure out exactly what an iPod is. I don't play WoW but at least I could follow his explanation for the purpose of his trip without needing an elaborate explanation.

You're not even safe any more taking a dump..

Lurker, the key word is "Security."

Once that word is uttered, you have an obligation to immediately cease any questioning or speculation as to the reason for it. It may make no sense to you, but it should be sufficient to have faith that Someone In Authority has made that decision, possibly based on information that must necessarily remain confidential, for a good reason that must necessarily remain secret.

So when anyone with an official uniform or badge utters the word "Security," our duty is to immediately shut the window shade, put the camera away, and say "Thank you for keeping us safe." We will never have Victory in this terrible War without putting complete, unquestioning faith and trust in Authorities who are doing everything they can to protect us.

Asking questions or publicly speculating on the rationale for what the Authorities ask of us always aids the enemy. Unquestioning obedience helps the Authorities defeat the enemy. That is the reality in the Global War on Terrorism.

With the faith, trust, and unquestioning obedience of all citizens we will win this War. And once Victory is ours, the Authorities will gradually restore selected rights and liberties as they deem appropriate.