Friday, November 19, 2010

More TSA stupidity

I was surfing the High Road and was led to Red State, where we learn of another TSA outrage. This time against returning American soldiers. Here's the punch line:
This might be a good time to remind everyone that approximately 233 people re-boarded that plane with assault rifles, pistols, and machine guns–but nothing that could have been used as a weapon.
It seems that this was a military charter out of Bagram AFB and the GIs were returning to the US with rifles, pistols and machine guns. They landed in Indianapolis to let off some National Guard Troops and TSA decided that they couldn't have nail clippers, even with rifles hanging from their shoulders. The soldiers handled it with a lot more grace and dignity than the TSA handled it. Go to the link above and read the whole exchange.

TSA is off the rails and should be de-funded completely.

6 comments:

Old NFO said...

Ye Gods... that is ALL I can say without resorting to REALLY foul language...

Melissa said...

REALLY? REALLY? I read that and my jaw dropped. Nail clippers on an AMERICAN SOLDIER. Wow.

Bob@thenest said...

Wonder if TSA folk are just totally lacking in common sense, are robots following a strict program, or are just plain stupid. Makes no difference in the end.

BUT, I'll bet those airports that choose to privatize security will hire existing agents to save training costs, so we'll not be much better off.

Termite said...

This is just damn funny......

Nancy said...

Wow, What they said...

Flintlock Tom said...

I heard a comment from a TSA spokesperson to the effect that even if an airport "opts out" of TSA screening they will still have to comply with TSA Standards. So things may not improve much.
"Inmates, asylum, etc. etc."