TSA wants to test your drink -- at the gate
Apr 12, 2011, 11:58 am
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Want to know part of why the TSA's Red Team test rating failures are "off the charts" according to Rep. Mica? Obsession over things that are not a threat.
Binary liquid explosives on a commercial aircraft are pure fantasy.
Binary liquid explosives on a commercial aircraft are pure fantasy.
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TSA wants to test your drink -- at the gate
we've known about this silliness for a while, but the subject line is currently the top headline at drudge.
link is to a colorado tv news story that basically boils down to "well this is dumb, and TSA won't explain why they're doing it"..
there's one passenger interviewed who sounds like she wants to be an AFS type, but she is still bewildered by this stupidity....
link is to a colorado tv news story that basically boils down to "well this is dumb, and TSA won't explain why they're doing it"..
there's one passenger interviewed who sounds like she wants to be an AFS type, but she is still bewildered by this stupidity....
Jul 5, 2012, 7:35 am
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Jul 5, 2012, 7:40 am
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Interesting...
We asked the TSA about the drink testings and they said, "TSA employees have many layers of security throughout airports. Passengers may be randomly selected for additional screening measures at the checkpoint or in the gate at any time."
Wonder if they're saying "attempting to enter the jetway", or if they claim they can wander around the gate seats and just start testing.
We asked the TSA about the drink testings and they said, "TSA employees have many layers of security throughout airports. Passengers may be randomly selected for additional screening measures at the checkpoint or in the gate at any time."
Wonder if they're saying "attempting to enter the jetway", or if they claim they can wander around the gate seats and just start testing.
Jul 5, 2012, 7:40 am
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we've known about this silliness for a while, but the subject line is currently the top headline at drudge.
link is to a colorado tv news story that basically boils down to "well this is dumb, and TSA won't explain why they're doing it"..
there's one passenger interviewed who sounds like she wants to be an AFS type, but she is still bewildered by this stupidity....
link is to a colorado tv news story that basically boils down to "well this is dumb, and TSA won't explain why they're doing it"..
there's one passenger interviewed who sounds like she wants to be an AFS type, but she is still bewildered by this stupidity....
Jul 5, 2012, 7:51 am
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Interesting...
We asked the TSA about the drink testings and they said, "TSA employees have many layers of security throughout airports. Passengers may be randomly selected for additional screening measures at the checkpoint or in the gate at any time."
Wonder if they're saying "attempting to enter the jetway", or if they claim they can wander around the gate seats and just start testing.
We asked the TSA about the drink testings and they said, "TSA employees have many layers of security throughout airports. Passengers may be randomly selected for additional screening measures at the checkpoint or in the gate at any time."
Wonder if they're saying "attempting to enter the jetway", or if they claim they can wander around the gate seats and just start testing.
It's the security theater equivalent of a seance, or an excorcism. "The power of Pistole compels you! The power of Pistole compels you! This beverage is CLEAR!"
Jul 5, 2012, 7:56 am
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I'm trying to think of a scenario where this sort of testing would be effective.
Either the liquid is explosive and the passenger would refuse to drink it (because the passenger would have to be complicit in order to get it on the plane); or, they're looking for something that will make the pax sick (in which case it would be the fastest incubation period ever and the culprit would clearly be smart enough to get around anything the TSA does).
Would could they possibly find?
If they came to me, I would just walk them back to the vendor and ask for a replacement. I think Starbucks would be sympathetic to, "The TSA thinks you gave me radioactive coffee - can I just get a new one?"
Either the liquid is explosive and the passenger would refuse to drink it (because the passenger would have to be complicit in order to get it on the plane); or, they're looking for something that will make the pax sick (in which case it would be the fastest incubation period ever and the culprit would clearly be smart enough to get around anything the TSA does).
Would could they possibly find?
If they came to me, I would just walk them back to the vendor and ask for a replacement. I think Starbucks would be sympathetic to, "The TSA thinks you gave me radioactive coffee - can I just get a new one?"