The guy, not being too bright, asked all of his friends if there was something he could get them while he was on vacation. (Things are cheaper there) These were the things on the list that they gave him. Great bunch of friends!
A search of Harris' checked luggage uncovered numerous suspicious items, including a smoke grenade, knives, body bags, a hatchet, a collapsible baton, a biohazard suit, a gas mask, billy clubs, handcuffs, leg irons and a device to repel dogs, authorities said.
In Slim Pickens Southern Drawl "Shucks, a fellow could have a pretty good time in Vegas with all this stuff"
Civil liberties in this country are at the most abysmal point since the English called America their home. Except for the smoke grenade, there is not one item reported that is even remotely questionable for transport. There is nothing on the TSA website prohibiting smoke grenades in luggage, either.
I'm a worse offender than this guy. I once carried wild rice in my bags to New Zealand as a present for friends. I noticed rice was prohibited on the Kiwi immigration forms, fessed up in customs, and they merely did the right thing, which was to take it away.
This fellow doesn't seem to have broken any laws or betrayed the written documentation by TSA. Of course, it's TSA's prerogative to take away the smoke grenade if they felt it was dangerous. Asking questions why he wears a flak vest is fair, too. But unless there is actual evidence of criminal behavior or intent, he should have been let go. Unless, of course, they really have a concern he's going to chop down the Washington Monument with a hatchet?
I wouldn't cooperate with the TSA digging around my stuff and asking questions about why I have scissors and duct tape in my bag. Like the cops say, everything you say can be held against you. When I spent a year in Ukraine, I had all sorts of stuff like that in my bag, because I couldn't find all kinds of stuff in the markets there, including even Tylenol or Advil. If America truly wanted to make air travel safe, why don't they stop playing Roy Rodgers and lose their aggressor-state status. Instead of manipulating the Middle East, let the entire region sort things out themselves.
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In Slim Pickens Southern Drawl "Shucks, a fellow could have a pretty good time in Vegas with all this stuff"
Still dangerous.
I'm a worse offender than this guy. I once carried wild rice in my bags to New Zealand as a present for friends. I noticed rice was prohibited on the Kiwi immigration forms, fessed up in customs, and they merely did the right thing, which was to take it away.
This fellow doesn't seem to have broken any laws or betrayed the written documentation by TSA. Of course, it's TSA's prerogative to take away the smoke grenade if they felt it was dangerous. Asking questions why he wears a flak vest is fair, too. But unless there is actual evidence of criminal behavior or intent, he should have been let go. Unless, of course, they really have a concern he's going to chop down the Washington Monument with a hatchet?
I wouldn't cooperate with the TSA digging around my stuff and asking questions about why I have scissors and duct tape in my bag. Like the cops say, everything you say can be held against you. When I spent a year in Ukraine, I had all sorts of stuff like that in my bag, because I couldn't find all kinds of stuff in the markets there, including even Tylenol or Advil. If America truly wanted to make air travel safe, why don't they stop playing Roy Rodgers and lose their aggressor-state status. Instead of manipulating the Middle East, let the entire region sort things out themselves.