How good is airport security again?

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Here's a fun one.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb...ort4-2010feb04

Displaying what turned out to be a pellet gun, Denny reportedly handcuffed Hibbard's wife, Cherrie Belle, and told the couple she was being deported, Wisehart said. Denny allegedly drove Belle, 28, to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Murrieta.


When he was told there was no warrant for her in the computer system, Denny apparently returned to the couple's house and instructed her husband to purchase a ticket for her online to her home country, Wisehart said.


Police were told Denny drove the woman to San Diego International Airport, where he flashed his fake badge to get through security. He allegedly escorted her to the departure gate, uncuffed her and watched her board a plane to San Francisco en route to Manila, where she remains.

So I can't bring a second carry-on bag but some guy with a fake badge gets through security with a gun?

[nickerjones]

WOW ... there was just a story in oklahoma were a foreign guy has been on rides , in the system of a local PD. He befriend the officers and said he was an officer in Germany.. It ended up being a bad deal when someone finally checked him out 3 or 4 weeks later. Some people are just to lazy to check stuff which makes security practically useless

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

Here's a fun one.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb...ort4-2010feb04




So I can't bring a second carry-on bag but some guy with a fake badge gets through security with a gun?

Nothing indicates he had a gun of any kind when he went through security, at least not in what you posted. Pretty bad they didn't pick up on the badge though.

[Azure]

But I TRUST the government!!!

[HelloHockeyFans]

Not too surprised. Have you seen some of the folks who work at airport security around North America? Not the sharpest knives in the cupboards by any means.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

I see dumb people.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by valo403

Nothing indicates he had a gun of any kind when he went through security, at least not in what you posted. Pretty bad they didn't pick up on the badge though.

This article does mention about the gun. I originally heard the story on the radio.

http://www.thevalleychronicle.com/ar...3294141652.txt

The police chief in the above article also concerns me. If someone gets through a checkpoint with a gun (even if it's a pellet gun) their next plan isn't necessarily to also force themselves on a plane. At that point they could just hide the gun wherever, buy a ticket and get on. Not too difficult.

[Devils'Advocate]

Originally Posted by Azure

But I TRUST the government!!!

You think private security would do a better job of security at the airports?

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans

Not too surprised. Have you seen some of the folks who work at airport security around North America? Not the sharpest knives in the cupboards by any means.

People keep knives in cupboards?

I just flew from Calg-Atlanta, and if anyone is traveling right now have fun. Something must have come down the ol' security pipeline, because they're searching all carry ons, and about 80% of the people going through are getting a secondary pat down.

I flew to Vegas the other week, and security is twice as bad now as what it was then.

[Boblobla]

The security must have been too busy hassling me because I accidentally had two bic lighters in my jacket pocket, which exceeded the 1 that is allowed. I will admit though, I was flying to the terrorist hot spot of Fort McMurray so I can see why it was a big deal...

[frege64]

You should not be allowed to take a lighter on a plane. Period.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate

You think private security would do a better job of security at the airports?

No I think training the agents that work airport security similar to the way Israel trains their agents might actually benefit all of us.

But hey lets just raise the alert level and make some more stupid laws.

And renew the Patriot Act for another year. Win/win for everyone.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by frege64

You should not be allowed to take a lighter on a plane. Period.

How about matches? A steel, flint and batting? A really strong magnifying glass? Just curious as to where you think the line should be.

[Buff]

When I was returning from my Vegas vacation back in October I had just passed through security and was putting my shoes back on, when I looked up and saw a couple of security agents looking over a hand gun... which was actually a lighter. They were trying to talk to the guy who owned the gun lighter but he didn't speak english. I decided I didn't want to stick around to see what happened and went to wait at my gate while they were trying to find somebody who spoke the idiot's language.

[ernie]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

People keep knives in cupboards?

I just flew from Calg-Atlanta, and if anyone is traveling right now have fun. Something must have come down the ol' security pipeline, because they're searching all carry ons, and about 80% of the people going through are getting a secondary pat down.

I flew to Vegas the other week, and security is twice as bad now as what it was then.

There was a written bomb threat found on a Denver-San Francisco flight. Flight was diverted to Salt lake City. The 200 people on board are being investigated and re-screened.

There was also a guy who crashed his four seater into an IRS building in Austin today.

[frege64]

Originally Posted by Reaper

How about matches? A steel, flint and batting? A really strong magnifying glass? Just curious as to where you think the line should be.

You really have to ask?

Nobody should be allowed to take ANYTHING used to MAKE FACKING FIRE on a FICKING AIRPLANE.