December 22, 2006, - 10:57 am
The “Bah, Humbug” TSA: Terrorists w/ Snow Globes?!
By Debbie Schlussel
Our friends at the falsely-named Transportation Security Administration have yet another silly restriction on liquids–another stupid regulatory requirement that won’t stop a bomb from getting on your flight. We’ve written about the previous, absurd liquid rules here and here.
It’s official:
“Snow globes and like decorations regardless of size or amount of liquid inside.”
This is apparently an exception to the “3-ounce containers of liquid in a 1-quart bag” rule. Three ounces, one quart, no snow globes. The whole thing makes no sense. The fact is that a bomb can still be made with the three ounce containers, and that you can buy a bigger container of liquid at the shops inside the airport. You can probably even buy snow globes, there.
None of this will stop terrorists from getting onto flights and having their way. The only way we’ll ever stop them is if we get over the snow-globe-and-other-liquids-hysteria and start profiling.
That’s what the Israelis do. And guess what? A terrorist has never succeeded in bringing down El Al flights, snow globe or not.
Tags: Debbie Schlussel, Transportation Security Administration
Islam-ophobia…
Homo-phobia…
and now “Flake-ophobia”??
Geez.
Profile Profile Profile.
D.S. for Attorney General at the DOJ.
SickBoy on December 22, 2006 at 11:53 am