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punchyouinthewiener t1_jaks64q wrote

This whole situation is so unhinged. It was a checked bag and alarms went off when the explosives were detected. And for some reason they felt the right move was to call the bomber over the airport PA system and ask him to report to the security desk. As any reasonably intelligent person could have predicted, he fled the airport instead. Fortunately, the bomber was personal friends with the sheriff former police chief who was able to help the FBI track him down.

Honestly so many more questions than answers here.

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Tria821 t1_jal7zi1 wrote

Wait? Where did you get the info about the sheriff from? Was it Dave or Tony?

I hate opening up articles and seeing names I recognize.

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Blexcr0id t1_jalzb4s wrote

Of course the sheriff would be friends with a terrorist.

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Dredly t1_jakq3kl wrote

Wow, I'm impressed TSA caught it.

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I swear, I flew back and forth through LVIA a dozen times with a pocket knife, not a word... finally they go "hey you can't have this!", I tell them I flew with it last week through here, ... and the TSA agent literally says to me "Its like drinking and driving, you'll get away with it sometimes, but eventually you'll get caught"...

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let that sink in

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pilgrim_pastry t1_jamax64 wrote

A buddy of mine gifted me a taser to keep on me as I walked to my night classes in the city. It was a super safe part of town, so I just kinda tossed it in a random pocket in my backpack and forgot about it. I must have flown with that backpack half a dozen times before TSA found it, and that’s only because I’d lost my drivers license and they’d only let me fly with advanced screening.

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Zenith2017 t1_jan2umf wrote

Last I looked they miss like 90%+ positives in single-blind testing of TSA controls

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90blacktsiawd t1_jangpxw wrote

Just a few months after 9/11 a friend went through LVIA with a pocket knife and pepper spray and they didn't say a word. He was smoker and they had already seen 1 lighter in his stuff and just assumed the other 2 lumps were the same.

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Alternative-Flan2869 t1_jalrxpu wrote

TSA lines piss me off and then events like this quickly put it in perspective.

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beef_stews t1_jakkj1m wrote

Was it a firework or a pipe bomb.. come on, OP!

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Wuz314159 t1_jakv2tn wrote

>In the luggage was also found a can of butane, a lighter, a pipe with white powder residue, a wireless drill with cordless batteries, and two electrical outlets. ^~wfmz

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delusions- t1_jalxjkz wrote

So an unassembled pipe bomb? What was her going to do, put it together before drink service?

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zerooze t1_jam0z9t wrote

It was in a checked bag. The flight wasn't his target.

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nittanylion t1_jamda1g wrote

Sounds like he could have gotten the same shit at any hardware store at his destination as well.

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wagsman t1_jan9zkc wrote

Intelligence probably isnt one of his strong suits considering he thought it was a good idea to put a bomb in his checked luggage.

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106473 t1_jakzh1f wrote

Between this and the shit at Newark the other day it makes you wonder.

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Pink_Slyvie t1_jamx5yq wrote

Not related, but it reminded me of the story.

Years ago, a music teacher was celebrating the 4th of July with his family. His kid was helpful and packed all the leftover fireworks into his suitcase. You can imagine what happened when they got to the airport, the way I understand it, the teacher now needs a full search anytime they fly, which is often.

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