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Old Sep 25, 2003, 7:58 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by manfromoz:
What I don't understand is why in this situation when an ATTENDED bag is thought to contain something suspicious, the bag and its owner are not the ones evacuated, allowing everyone else to continue with their travel normally?</font>
Why? Because morons are running the asylum. All they care about is making people feel "safer" -- real safety and security have nothing to do with what they do.
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