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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 8:11 am
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Originally Posted by whirledtraveler
Or not. A laptop with a lithium-ion battery is about 1000 times more dangerous than a laptop without one. I bet that the supervisor knew this and reacted based upon that knowledge.

It's hard to operate with knowledge of what is dangerous or suspicious, and knowledge what must be portrayed as dangerous or suspicious in politically charged security theater. An actor bungled a line, but no harm was done.

I think this is the only time I feel sympathy for the screeners, when they have to juggle truth and the mistruths that they must act upon. Hard work.
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Not a very complicated thing to figure out. You miss the point: the supervisor could have handled it better by giving the screener a little bit clearer instructions rather than to show his a$$ in front of the screener and passenger.
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