Posted on 08/28/2012 10:00:45 AM PDT by scottjewell
I don’t think it’s comical at all. They shouldn’t be doing that with anyone’s belongings. Period. The whole idea is just gross anyway.
Must have been some good tape if it was covered with a greasy substance and kept its adhesion...
I agree. The person who did this should be fired.
Yes, I’m also grossed out, but people should have their privacy respected.
“always use the indefinite article a dildo, never your dildo.”
Yup. I still have a sample of the tape the TSA uses...
Can a TSA worker even be fired?
“They shouldnt be doing that with anyones belongings. Period.”
When you check a bag, you think the contents are safe. Whoever opened the bag could have taken something of value and it would be gone. Whoever did that should be fired.
Assuming the incident actually happened as described.
Given the events of the last few years, that’s by no means a sure thing.
Fired? How about jail.
Well, you’re right. Of course they shouldn’t touch any passenger’s private property, and they will pay now. Sorry.
I also had the same thought. My second thought was that this is a very unlikely story. The bags are scanned BEFORE they are put on the plane. Assuming that the act was as listed, the tape would have been exposed to:
external handling and bumping being loaded on to the plane
extreme cold temperatures while at altitude - further reducing the ability of the tape to hold.
external handling and bumping during off load and transport vial baggage handling
Is it possible that this was added after the bag was delivered so as to provide cause for the lawsuit? What evidence do they have that their bag was returned in such a manner?
They may in fact be prosecuted because they also got their employers involved in major litigation.
If they searched Obama’s luggage and taped his dildo onto the cover of his suitcase, they probably would have been.
“Fortunately, the friends arrived and were able to assist plaintiffs out of the airport and to their home....
Really? Talk about reinforcing a gay stereotype.
Actually, that was my point :-)
Well after the Nebraska hoax and many others and with your questions, it just may be a hoax. They likely know that involving Continental Airlines in major litigation might get them a quick and hefty settlement. Sure makes you wonder.
I agree that the TSA worker or airline employee who did this should be fired—assuming the event took place as reported, which is always a legitimate question in these situations. It would not astonish me if I were to learn that the passengers did this themselves.
If it did take place, imagine the silliness and weakness of two people, ostensibly adult men, who were so overcome by the “trauma” of being embarrassed in front of strangers that they had to call other friends to help them out of the airport. Imagine people being unable to function after an embarrassment and not even being able to walk. Is this not absurd?
Trauma is being hit by a car. Rape is traumatic. The death of a loved one is traumatic. Being involved in some hideously bloody, violent event, like a shooting, is traumatic. Having people see your sex toy is mildly embarrassing.
There’s something wrong if you’re using a device that’s so shameful you are overcome with emotion at the very idea that others have seen it. Most people would be pissed off, not driven to their knees with “trauma” if this happened to them (again, assuming it really did happen).
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