JFK DL terminal 2 & 3 security breach tonight!
Oct 31, 2007, 6:31 pm
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From the article....
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"He was going through the exit lane. That's going the wrong way," TSA spokesman Norm Brewer said.
Oct 31, 2007, 6:55 pm
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Well since I was the one here affected (so far no other FTers have said a word), I will tell you that the TSA had no choice but to evacuate 2 and 3 because they let some idiot go through without security. It's a nice Monday morning quarterback response to say what should have been done but no one knew what this idiot was going to do or had on him. They had to evacuate. The anger in our plane (at least by those near me) was geared directly at the guy who snuck through and the idiot guards who didn't stop him. The captain kept us fully aware of what was happening which impressed us all. The Delta crew was terrific.
Oct 31, 2007, 7:20 pm
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Well since I was the one here affected (so far no other FTers have said a word), I will tell you that the TSA had no choice but to evacuate 2 and 3 because they let some idiot go through without security. It's a nice Monday morning quarterback response to say what should have been done but no one knew what this idiot was going to do or had on him. They had to evacuate. The anger in our plane (at least by those near me) was geared directly at the guy who snuck through and the idiot guards who didn't stop him. The captain kept us fully aware of what was happening which impressed us all. The Delta crew was terrific.
Oct 31, 2007, 7:28 pm
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Angry at the rules? Uhhh no. Try angry at the guy who thought the rules did not apply to him and angry at the guards who let him slip on by. You bet there was anger at those TSA agents for that screwup. We were stuck for over 2 hours.
And my plane was heading off to Bombay which really screwed over the crew's schedule and the people who had to endure yet more than time on a plane.
Oct 31, 2007, 7:31 pm
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That's your opinion. We simply disagree. Someone bypassing security is not something worth the risk. It just fired all of us up that the guards let this guy pass on by. However the law addresses this, I hope they go full force. And I hope that the TSA does more than simply reprimand the idiots who let this guy slip on by.
Oct 31, 2007, 8:20 pm
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BTW, if its like any airport I've been in lately, while he was outside smoking he was probably hanging out with 3 or 4 TSA smokers on break. Conspiracy?
Oct 31, 2007, 8:22 pm
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Oct 31, 2007, 9:04 pm
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He had no weapons on him, but a straight razor was found in his carry-on luggage, said [Albany County Sheriff James] Campbell
Oct 31, 2007, 10:10 pm
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Why is it that one never hears of these stupid evacuations in any other country except the US?
When it happens internationally, it's a very big thing and there is accountability, something that's not at all present at US airports.
So, yes, I'll be continuing to call the plays both before and after the fact, thanks very much.
Oct 31, 2007, 10:33 pm
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Indeed.
Why is it that one never hears of these stupid evacuations in any other country except the US?
When it happens internationally, it's a very big thing and there is accountability, something that's not at all present at US airports.
So, yes, I'll be continuing to call the plays both before and after the fact, thanks very much.
Why is it that one never hears of these stupid evacuations in any other country except the US?
When it happens internationally, it's a very big thing and there is accountability, something that's not at all present at US airports.
So, yes, I'll be continuing to call the plays both before and after the fact, thanks very much.