Originally Posted by Delta Dawn
I was saying that it was a mistake that they were confiscated. I travel with rounded scissors all the time and I never have any trouble.
You are lucky, or maybe yours are blunter somehow.
If you say this happened, I guess I'm supposed to believe you, but the stand you're taking against "all" TSA employees leads me to believe that you're out to make them look bad at all costs. It weakens your credibility in my book.
I'm not so concerned with looking credible, I'm just frustrated. It was a real incident. But you don't even have to believe that. Put out a call for people who've had rounded scissors taken. It happens.
While I realize there are holes and things that need improvement, I feel safer when I'm screened. I'm willing to cooperate as long as I'm treated with respect. If I'm not treated with respect, I go to the supervisor and point the individual out.
Why do you feel safer? It is nice that you feel safer and if you want to feel that way, fine. But, if you want to know the truth, look around. You won't feel quite as safe and that's because you aren't. None of us are. So, we lie to ourselves. It is a pretty expensive lie. Not just in money, but in aggravation, time, trust, dignity and a whole other set of intangibles.
So, you feel safe, but you aren't. Is it worth it?