Something strange at the airport

[HOME DEPOT GEORGE]

My son flew in a few days ago to visit for a while and while going thru security at Charlotte airport he was pulled out of line and they took a sample from his hand somehow and said to wait a few minutes and then let him go on with his trip. My point is we've already gone to the range twice and plan on going a few more time while he's here, now what would happen they found some sort of "dangerous terrorist bomb residue on his hands" even though its only powder residue?

 

[shotgunjoel]

I knew a kid who had powder residue on his coat when he was going through OHare. They did a freakin cavity search, this guy was like 14 and with his family. I guess they have to check everyone so that way it's not like they are picking on anybody.

 

[cassandrasdaddy]

did they really?

They did a freakin cavity search,

really? or just a strip search? or....

 

[armoredman]

Yet another reason I refuse to fly.

 

[kingpin008]

I knew a kid who had powder residue on his coat when he was going through OHare. They did a freakin cavity search, this guy was like 14 and with his family.

Sorry, I don't buy it. For one, even if an alert is raised after a residue test, they don't automatically take you in a back room and strip you down. They'll pull you aside, and start questioning you. Then, if need be, they will take the search further. But for a simple alert, a strip search is just not gonna happen. If the residue was on his coat, they'd be able to see that (the test strip wouldn't react when used to test other areas of clothing/baggage). They'd have no grounds to take the situation that far.

Also, the kid was 14. You're gonna tell me that his parents just let him be pulled out of line, taken to a back room, stripped and cavity searched? Nope. Sorry.

Any reasonable individual, especially a parent, is not gonna let that happen without a fight. And if the kid was searched anyway despite the parent's objections and nothing ended up being found on the kid - why wasn't there news coverage of the event? You can't tell me that after all that, a simple "oops, we're sorry for the inconvienience little shaver" is gonna make everybody forget about it and shake hands. They'd be on the evening news faster than you can say "frequent flier miles".

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

The airport is a vision of what's to come if we allow the government to take over more aspects of our lives. I avoid flying as much as I can. I watched airport security remove shoes and articles of clothing from a 5 year old japanese girl and go through her "hello kitty" backpack while her grandmother stood by and watched, as 4 strapping 20-something middle eastern men boarded the plane (I'm not saying they were up to no good, but if anyone was to take over a plane they, or anyone in that age bracket, would be more capable than this little girl).
I have heard that TSA stands for "Too Stupid for Arbys". I don't disagree in the least. I know their policies are dictated to them by even dumber superiors but any agency that doesn't allow their subordinates the least amount of judgement is fubar.

 

[jpwilly]

The complete lack of WISDOM by our government agencies is appauling. They would rather look like they are doing their job than actually be doing their jobs. Being Politically Correct and searching grandma and grandkids while not profiling Muslem males aged 18-40 is absurd!

 

[kingpin008]

Just realized, this whole thread has nothing at all to do with guns!

 

[Jeff White]

And that's why it's closed.....