Chalk Another One Up for Moron Security

The stories of airport security fuckitude will continue until the day that someone with 2 brain cells to rub together takes over – which is to say they shall continue until the earth goes supernova. As always, they let through the real security hazards and get their assholes in a twist over items that have absolutely no security implications whatsoever. Maybe security thinks that by letting a woman with a 2″ silver revolver pendant fly, they are letting the terrorists win, but in this Bastard’s opinion, the fact that this poor Canadian was harangued is cold evidence that the terrorists have already won.

On Monday, Marnina Norys, a Toronto resident and PhD student studying Social Political Thought, was put through the bureaucratic and culture-of-fear rigmarole while trying to board a place in Kelowna – all because she wore a necklace with a pendant in the shape of a gun (the classic Colt45, and the actual pendant depicted in the above photo).

Continue reading Torontonian Tries to Board Plane at Kelowna Airport while Toting a Gun »

Also this week – more gun image nonsense with Security @ Heathrow:

A man wearing a T-shirt depicting a cartoon character holding a gun was stopped from boarding a flight by the security at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.

Continue reading Gun T-shirt ‘was a security risk’ »

Lesson: Understand that your airport security personnel are like children. Except that children do not have absolute power over you in the airport. These Children Security cannot tell the difference between a threatening object and an nonthreatening object and anything that even causes them the slightest anxiety will lead to anal search and extended harassment. Keep your eyes down, look meek, and keep your conversation to kittens, cookies and dancing faeries lest you frighten these delicate creatures with no inkling of rational thought.

Thanks to The Knee Defender for this submission.