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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by coachrowsey
And no one from the TSA has answered the question. That's because they can't.
Originally Posted by SNA_Flyer
Seen this happen so many times it make me want to puke.

None of our TSA apologists have comments on this one?
The 'best' answer is provided below:

Originally Posted by LuvAirFrance
Try to imagine a "plot" that involves sneaking component chemicals into an airport disguised as bottled water. I'd probably not call it impossible, but the probabiliity is definitely of a lower order than when people could load their carryon with liquids.
While it may not be a very compelling justification, that is the TSA's "logic" behind this policy. (The bit about "trusted vendors" is just sort of a joke-- there is no screening of the liquids-- period).
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