Plush Toy Snake Confiscated
Nov 15, 2018, 10:51 am
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Plush Toy Snake Confiscated
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Child left 'heartbroken' after stuffed animal snake confiscated at Johannesburg airport
I can't fathom any reason why a plush toy would be a security concern. Has airport security gone too far? I think it has and reform is needed.
Child left 'heartbroken' after stuffed animal snake confiscated at Johannesburg airport
A five-year-old boy's stuffed animal snake was allegedly confiscated at the airport, leaving him "heartbroken," according to Fox News and South African newspaper The Times.
The plush snake, which was a recent birthday from his grandmother, was taken at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport Friday.
The plush snake, which was a recent birthday from his grandmother, was taken at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport Friday.
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Nov 15, 2018, 10:53 am
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Child left 'heartbroken' after stuffed animal snake confiscated at Johannesburg airport
I can't fathom any reason why a plush toy would be a security concern. Has airport security gone too far? I think it has and reform is needed.
Child left 'heartbroken' after stuffed animal snake confiscated at Johannesburg airport
I can't fathom any reason why a plush toy would be a security concern. Has airport security gone too far? I think it has and reform is needed.
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Nov 15, 2018, 11:13 am
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You mean like the report this morning that a TSA screener took a binky out of a baby's mouth?
Nov 15, 2018, 12:04 pm
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Because child-trafficking, you know.
Nov 15, 2018, 8:03 pm
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Nov 16, 2018, 6:38 am
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Sounds like screeners in South Africa have the same cognitive burdens that Nico Melendez claimed TSA screeners have.
Melendez called it a streamlined procedure that reduces confusion and “lessens the cognitive burden for our officers.”
Nov 22, 2018, 6:36 am
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The plush toy snake was not U.S. TSA. That's an important point. The little 2 inch toy gun attached to a toy figure was our TSA as well as the confiscation of a leather purse with an embossed leather work image of a pistol. There have been other cases of similar events.
And of course while anyone with a lick of common sense knows TSA confiscates things.TSA will claim they do not.
And of course while anyone with a lick of common sense knows TSA confiscates things.TSA will claim they do not.
Nov 24, 2018, 9:56 am
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Folks,
This thread is about plush toys!
It is not about genitals, butt cracks, medications, disabled passengers, food items or drugs.
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This thread is about plush toys!
It is not about genitals, butt cracks, medications, disabled passengers, food items or drugs.
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Nov 24, 2018, 11:02 pm
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I think it's pretty clear that many overseas airports follow standards laid out by the TSA so that flights originating there are allowed into the US.
So, this could be TSA policy, it could be an overzealous attempt to mimic TSA behavior, or it could be unrelated. But, it would be consistent with TSA decisions that Arabic and mathematics writings are somehow more dangerous than other paper to decide that plush representations of venomous animals are banned from the secure area.
So, this could be TSA policy, it could be an overzealous attempt to mimic TSA behavior, or it could be unrelated. But, it would be consistent with TSA decisions that Arabic and mathematics writings are somehow more dangerous than other paper to decide that plush representations of venomous animals are banned from the secure area.
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I think it's pretty clear that many overseas airports follow standards laid out by the TSA so that flights originating there are allowed into the US.
So, this could be TSA policy, it could be an overzealous attempt to mimic TSA behavior, or it could be unrelated. But, it would be consistent with TSA decisions that Arabic and mathematics writings are somehow more dangerous than other paper to decide that plush representations of venomous animals are banned from the secure area.
So, this could be TSA policy, it could be an overzealous attempt to mimic TSA behavior, or it could be unrelated. But, it would be consistent with TSA decisions that Arabic and mathematics writings are somehow more dangerous than other paper to decide that plush representations of venomous animals are banned from the secure area.
I really don’t get how this incident has anything to do with TSA.
Nov 25, 2018, 3:38 pm
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I'll add firearms replicas to the above list.
Posts focused on replica weapons have been moved to a new thread.
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Folks,
This thread is about plush toys!
It is not about genitals, butt cracks, medications, disabled passengers, food items or drugs.
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This thread is about plush toys!
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Posts focused on replica weapons have been moved to a new thread.
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