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Stupid security -- comment #1 from Nancy Hanger

Fri, 14 Mar 2003 17:43:02 -0500

Incredible story, indeed. Followed it in the Times and other places while it was going on. BTW, apparently charges were dropped by the mall on March 6, after a huge protest was held there. No comment from the mall management. Gee, what a surprise.

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Posted March 14, 2003 5:43 PM by Nancy Hanger

Stupid security -- comment #2 from Lydia Nickerson

Fri, 14 Mar 2003 18:33:29 -0500

I am more impressed with the security guards that confiscated the 1" (yes, that's an inch, not a foot) guns that came with GI Joe dolls. At least, I think it's really happened, and maybe twice. There was a Guardian article a while ago about a grandmother bringing home such a toy for her grandson, and having the gun confiscated. I just found another story, almost identical, on the ABC news site.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/travel/DailyNews/airportsecurity991230.html

I have looked on Snopes, and haven't found anything one way or the other. It sure smells like an urban legend...but these are the Crazy Years.

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Posted March 14, 2003 6:33 PM by Lydia Nickerson

Stupid security -- comment #3 from James D. Macdonald

Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:20:10 -0500

Nothing beats the Congressional Medal of Honor carried by a WWII veteran which was confiscated because it resembled a ninja throwing star.

http://www.snopes.com/military/medal.htm

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Posted March 15, 2003 3:20 PM by James D. Macdonald

Stupid security -- comment #4 from James D. Macdonald

Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:21:43 -0500

Try this one on for size:

http://www.snopes.com/military/medal.htm

A Congressional Medal of Honor, carried by a WWII combat hero. Looked too much like a ninja throwing star....

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Posted March 15, 2003 3:21 PM by James D. Macdonald

Stupid security -- comment #5 from Kip

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 09:13:33 -0500

It was just reported in RASFF, per evening news, that a passenger on a plane who had packed a couple of peace march signs in his luggage found a note from the baggage inspectors critical of his un-American attitude. Another poster has already suggested he -could- have planted the note himself.

I doubt that the folks at the 'support the troops rally' in Atlanta would have had such a problem with their big "GIVE WAR A CHANCE" sign.

Oh well, we still have the purple mountains and the amber waves of grain.

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Posted March 16, 2003 9:13 AM by Kip

Stupid security -- comment #6 from James D. Macdonald

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 13:26:49 -0500

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/03/15/baggage.inspection.ap/index.html

Report on the note-in-the-luggage story.

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Posted March 16, 2003 1:26 PM by James D. Macdonald