Originally Posted by
spacev1986
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?
spacev1986 - Welcome to FT.
As I posted earlier... call the bomb squad, every single time.
This would expose the hysteria surrounding potential explosives since the local LEOs in the bomb squad will get ticked off pretty soon.
In a past life, I worked at a pharmaceutical research lab... one of our safety procedures was
never to handle unknown liquids that have spilled. Who knew (at random) how dangerous / toxic the liquid was - liquids could be as benign as distilled water or lethal as some cyanide salts. If memory serves me right, the SOP mandated that we call facilities who would take care of the spill. Facilities typically showed up in full gear.
Considering the checkpoint clerks are tossing liquids into a bin indiscriminately, gosh knows what could happen if some of the liquids leaked and mixed.