Originally Posted by
themicah
When they first started stealing toiletries from passengers, the TSA manager at some airport (I forget which) tried to donate all the toothpaste and shampoo and whatnot to a homeless shelter. Because apparently it's okay to blow up homeless people with dangerous explosive liquids, just not airplanes.
we tried this so many times its not even funny... The lawyers wont allow it... its too much of a liability if they donate the toiletries and a tube of toothpaste does end up being something else.
That being said, i still cant figure out why we take liquids because they *might* be explosives, but then we throw them in a bin at the checkpoint near a long line of people. if they *might* be explosives, shouldnt they be handled as such?