William Shatner's pants fall down at LAX
Jun 29, 2012, 12:34 am
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And now this which probably helps him by getting his name in the news...
I'll say it again...blame Canada
Jun 29, 2012, 4:09 am
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Seriously, I do not find this funny. The number of similar incidents that make the news with celebrities being embarrassed at checkpoints due to their ridiculous procedures indicate to me that this is a common event with the general population. This has to be stopped.
Jun 29, 2012, 5:55 am
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That's a shame. Kind of funny, but a shame. The TSA grope stance probably is what did it.
I was able to see William Shatner perform his Shatner's World show a couple months ago and it was really great. For an older guy he's sure got a lot of energy and enthusiasm!
I was able to see William Shatner perform his Shatner's World show a couple months ago and it was really great. For an older guy he's sure got a lot of energy and enthusiasm!
Jun 29, 2012, 7:18 am
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But now we know why Denny needs a Crane - to hold up his pants.
Jun 29, 2012, 7:56 am
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He and Gene Simmons did just fine.
Jun 29, 2012, 8:35 am
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I wouldn't except that, you know, it's Shatner. If the guy were any more of a ham, he'd be on someone's Christmas platter.
Jun 29, 2012, 11:11 am
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D'yaknow whacher saying?!
Aw, but seriously, folks - this is a travesty, whether it happened to the Shat, or Katie Couric, or Michele Obama, or an out of work hairdresser from Queens, or anybody else. Regardless of age, gender, race, wealth, or fame, no human being should be pantsed by government actors just because they have the temerity to wish to travel by airplane.
The only people upon whom I would genuinely wish this disgrace are those who foisted it upon us in the first place - Pistole and Napolitano.
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Jun 29, 2012, 11:16 am
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Given TSA's current obsession with removing belts, I'm really surprised this doesn't happen more often. You hear about a case now and then, but I expect you have multiple people per day at big airports being subjected to this treatment that you never hear about.
Jun 29, 2012, 11:34 am
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Jun 29, 2012, 11:35 am
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Jun 29, 2012, 7:24 pm
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I believe they didn't have install CCTV in Canadian airports. They never was.
Jun 29, 2012, 10:41 pm
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Fortunately on my recent opt out my pants didn't fall off, but they could have. They were fortunately not super loose in the waist, but my pants started to sagg down during the patdown without my belt on and the TSA employee did ask for me to hold my pants up so they wouldn't fall down/off. I made sure to point out that if I had access to my belt and could put it on, that wouldn't be an issue. He did end up conceding that point rather than bickering with me. This is definitely another issue with the whole ridiculous process.