Officials puzzling over how boy, 9, got on two flights

San Diego tribune (AP) ^ | 1/20/2007 | Melanthia Mitchell

[lilylangtree]

TSA has got to be embarrassed over this won since they make all travelers jump through hoops just to get through security. This little guy just walks right through. Fire the TSA and save the govt some money.

[lepton]

I've wandered through major security a time or two (not TSA), and not even on purpose. It happens from time to time. The secure facility (with airlocks on the normal entrances) was probably the biggest.

[zerosix]

I should hope to heck, authorities are "wondering how boy got on two flights."

I, however, and millions of others, can hardly get on any flight without being treated as an escaped terrorist/child molester/serial killer, by the TSA.

I/we first remove shoes, belts, coats, jackets, jewelry (like felons getting checked into prison), put all of our belongings into plastic bins where they are XRayed, we get XRayed, then are subject to criminal investigations over whether we really needed eyelash curlers, etc. in our carry on luggage.

Our prescribed $12 eye drops, chap stick and pocket sized germ killer found on our persons, gets thrown away........ but a 9 year boarding two planes with false ID --- no problemo!!!

[luckystarmom]

This was before 911, but my grandmother got on the wrong flight from Beaumont, Texas and went to El Paso instead of Dallas.

Also, my old boyfriend took a wrong flight. He was supposed to go from Houston to Dallas, and instead he went from Houston to LA. By the time he got to Dallas, he was not a happy camper. I think it is one reasons he is my old boyfriend.

[Revolting cat!]

Semaj Booker is black. Your answer: Can you spell W-H-I-T-E G-U-I-L-T ?