REALLY stupid TSA agent at LAX
 

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You should have refered this moron to a supervisor for retraining.

This "screener" is not a doctor. He had no business demanding any use of medicine.

Please call the TSA Hotline and let them know that their employees are exposing the TSA to serious legal action.

While the cowards "in charge" of the TSA may be good about skirting privacy laws and shielding themselves from prosecution on most other matters, an employee forcing someone to consume a product in a manner for which it is not prescribed should be easily proveable negligence.

LOL very funny

This is a good thought, but I may be able to go you one better...

...I would assume that the manufacturer of the spray is Big Pharm somehow. Call their consumer affairs number and tell THEM what happened. Believe me, the last thing that a drug company wants is a lawsuit coming from someone's else negligence/stupidity. Tell them that the TSA at LAX is advising that their drops be used "Off Label." (Use those exact two words.) Then explain how.

I am becoming increasingly convinced that it is Big Business that will get this madness changed.

Gads!
 

Some people might actually follow those idiotic orders! I don't think the results would be good!

Brilliant idea about telephoning the drug maker. I'm going to do that on one item.

Since you can now take up to 4 ounces of non-prescription medication...

Please change the title of this thread. "Really stupid TSA agent at LAX" is redundant.

Thanks,
Mike

Can I bring a 4oz container of Dihydrogen Monixide with me? It's non-prescription... :D :D :D

Forget it. According to Wiki, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a tasteless, odorless substance that has, in the past, been used for torture. It sounds pretty dangerous to me.

Mike

Interesting that the chemical referenced above can either be administered, (by slow drip), OR withheld entirely, when used as an instrument of torture. And the worst part? This dangerous compound cannot be distinguished from a wide range of similar chemicals, including something as innocuous as water! :eek:

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The Big Pharm company has lawyers and proabably would not be happy with the "off label" usuage. But then, now that I think about it, maybe they are happy that everyone has to buy one spray for home, buy another one on the road (and then throw it out).

I may be missing something here, but wouldn't this have fit the bill of "4 oz or less of liquid, non-prescription medication"? There shouldn't have been any discussion at all.

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