Originally Posted by
amlothi
This is a big big reason why we can't get anywhere with the security debate. There are too many idiots spouting irrelevant and unrelated nonsense and all that does is muddy the water.
Agreed.
Strange as it may seem, it is apparently not unusual for travelers to tape property together in the way that was described. Perhaps that's why the TSA deemed them to be benign.
Regardless, the TSA let them through. It's really another lose-lose for them.