Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
A friend of my wife is flying to Seattle from California for the weekend to visit friends and family. As she passed through the security check point in LAX, her bags were searched. No big deal, until they confiscated her TWEEZERS!!! "These could be used as a weapon" was their response. In the box where they put her tweezers was also an eyelash curler and a pair of small nail clippers.
Give me a BREAK! Tweezers are a potential weapon? "I'm hijacking this plane. If anybody tries to stop me, I'll pluck your eyebrows out!" "I'll curl your eyelashes if you try to stop me. " What's next?
"Sorry sir, you cannot wear a belt on the plane, you might try to garrotte someone with it. "
"Ma'am, your diamond ring is a potential weapon. Please hand it over. "
"Sorry, you cannot bring your Game Boy on board. You might throw it at somebody. "
"Sorry, keys are not allowed in the cabin of the plane. You might give someone a puncture wound. "
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the food service will begin shortly. Today we are serving a food shake in a plastic bag. We do this so that you do not have access to any weapons, I mean knives or forks. Drinks will be served out of Aseptic juice boxes, but straws will not be provided. A can of Coke might be used as a weapon, so we only have soda in a 2 liter bottle. Also, wine will be served out of a box, we don't want the deadly weapon, also know as a wine bottle, falling into the wrong hands..... "
I can somewhat understand that the Benchmade CQC7 3 1/2" lockblade knife I ALWAYS carry everywhere probably should be restricted, but this IDIOCY needs to stop before it gets too ridiculous. This is the typical response of this country to threats: If a crime is committed with a gun, ban guns. With a knife? Ban knives. Use fertilizer to make a bomb? Ban fertilizer. Every time something happens, we react in such a way as to remove the OBJECT used in the attack, not the criminal committing the act. We punish the criminal, and all citizens at the same time by restricting their access to those items that might someday be used for self defense.
Are we safer on the plane without tweezers? Without eyelash curlers? Without forks? Without butter knives? Without steak knives? Without wine bottles? Without my lockblade pocket knife? Or, are we LESS safe? Time and again it has been shown that those whom assign no value to laws or life will find ways to defeat those policies and procedures. Please don't take away my options to fight back.
Hijackings will still occur, but the rules of engagement have now changed. No longer will passengers sit idly by and take it. Will some of them die? Yes, they will. Will the terrorists succeed? Yes, sometimes. Will they fail? YES, sometimes! But, if we have NOTHING with which to fight back, how do we succeed? When I board a plane from now on, I will add this following routine to my safety check: What is nearby that I can use as a weapon? I hope my only options are not a blanket, pillow and a magazine... ... .....
Give me a BREAK! Tweezers are a potential weapon? "I'm hijacking this plane. If anybody tries to stop me, I'll pluck your eyebrows out!" "I'll curl your eyelashes if you try to stop me. " What's next?
"Sorry sir, you cannot wear a belt on the plane, you might try to garrotte someone with it. "
"Ma'am, your diamond ring is a potential weapon. Please hand it over. "
"Sorry, you cannot bring your Game Boy on board. You might throw it at somebody. "
"Sorry, keys are not allowed in the cabin of the plane. You might give someone a puncture wound. "
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the food service will begin shortly. Today we are serving a food shake in a plastic bag. We do this so that you do not have access to any weapons, I mean knives or forks. Drinks will be served out of Aseptic juice boxes, but straws will not be provided. A can of Coke might be used as a weapon, so we only have soda in a 2 liter bottle. Also, wine will be served out of a box, we don't want the deadly weapon, also know as a wine bottle, falling into the wrong hands..... "
I can somewhat understand that the Benchmade CQC7 3 1/2" lockblade knife I ALWAYS carry everywhere probably should be restricted, but this IDIOCY needs to stop before it gets too ridiculous. This is the typical response of this country to threats: If a crime is committed with a gun, ban guns. With a knife? Ban knives. Use fertilizer to make a bomb? Ban fertilizer. Every time something happens, we react in such a way as to remove the OBJECT used in the attack, not the criminal committing the act. We punish the criminal, and all citizens at the same time by restricting their access to those items that might someday be used for self defense.
Are we safer on the plane without tweezers? Without eyelash curlers? Without forks? Without butter knives? Without steak knives? Without wine bottles? Without my lockblade pocket knife? Or, are we LESS safe? Time and again it has been shown that those whom assign no value to laws or life will find ways to defeat those policies and procedures. Please don't take away my options to fight back.
Hijackings will still occur, but the rules of engagement have now changed. No longer will passengers sit idly by and take it. Will some of them die? Yes, they will. Will the terrorists succeed? Yes, sometimes. Will they fail? YES, sometimes! But, if we have NOTHING with which to fight back, how do we succeed? When I board a plane from now on, I will add this following routine to my safety check: What is nearby that I can use as a weapon? I hope my only options are not a blanket, pillow and a magazine... ... .....
) and state they are going to commandeer the airplane... with about half the remaining passengers drawing their guns while standing and taking aim!!!! God I love it!
Joe
