[mylife]

This guy is an idiot or a probe, but Truth is you could do lots of damage with a plain old BIC pen or a bottle of water in a gym sock.

Arm the crew and passengers. Eff the TSA

[AnotherUnixGeek]

This guy is an idiot or a probe, but Truth is you could do lots of damage with a plain old BIC pen or a bottle of water in a gym sock.

It was a checked bag, not a carry-on. I assume the weaponry was meant for use back in Saudi Arabia - in the best case, for self defense and in the worst case, for use on some hapless domestic servant from the Phillipines or Bangladesh.

[Smokin' Joe]

Arm the crew and passengers

Long ago I said to issue everyone getting on board a razor sharp K-Bar. Anyone who tries to take the plane will be mincemeat by the time it lands. Sure, some innocents will get cut, but we are no longer under any illusions about what follows a takeover.

[driftdiver]

Sitting in the st louis airport after yet another run in with the tsa whack jobs. Rude, inconsiderate and incompetant.
Rejects who relish the idea they are govt agent who can screw your life up. A pox on all of em

[wardaddy]

It was checked baggage