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Old Oct 10, 2019, 7:54 pm
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84fiero
 
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Originally Posted by WillCAD
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...os/3917339002/

At least this woman's Cheetos were not confiscated or disallowed. But still - the idea that each individual bag was test-stripped is absolutely infuriating. It indicates that either TSOs are so ignorant of their jobs that they have no conception of cross-contamination, or they were intentionally harassing this woman for some reason.
I'm sure they were just suspicious because Chester Cheetah is on the No-Fly List.

Originally Posted by Maxwell Smart
But it was quite depressing to read this at the end of the article (bolding mine):

Though Mei found the search slightly embarrassing, it was mostly funny. And she doesn't mind that TSA chose to search her bag.
"Makes me feel safe," she told USA TODAY."
And sadly that general sentiment among the public is one reason that reforms to TSA and the whole security theater scheme will continue to be sloooow in coming.
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