Originally Posted by
bdschobel
The "human head" hypothetical was first posed here by me, long ago. Thanks for remembering it. I'm flattered (seriously!). It does raise legitimate questions about criticism of TSA procedures. No one, no matter how much he hates the TSA, can seriously expect screeners to say, "Have a nice flight" upon discovery of a human head. They must call the police. So, what if they find a human finger? Or 10 pounds of cocaine? Where exactly should they draw the line?
Certainly not with handheld writing tools:
Originally Posted by
Superguy
Put body parts on the prohibited items list. Problem solved.
Better not sever you finger post-security. You now have a prohibited item. If the rest of your body is prohibited already anyway.
Seriously, is it always prohibited to have human heads? What about skulls? Can't they be carried legally and/or with some sort of license? Edit to add: What about severed parts of your own body (teeth, fingers, you name it)?
OHHHH; brainstorm: A great way for pro-life people to extend their viewpoint:
Make all babies being transported need ID. Then require a special ID card for transport of [insert creative term for fetus, like: pre-birth child]. The ID for pregnant women then automatically becomes the child's ID at birth. Awful on so many levels (and both sides), but close to plausible.
This can be marketed as an effort to protect pregnant women from unwanted repeated exposure to (something?) by giving them a government issue ID to avoid certain parts of security.