"Dave" wrote in message
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| "Dave S" wrote in message
| ink.net...
| This, unfortunately, doesnt sound like an over-reaction.
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| The passenger broke the golden rule, having something given to him which
he
| did not know what it was.
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| To get as far as the security screeners he must have lied at check -in.
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| In the UK the first question are you carrying anything given to you by
| someone else.
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First of all, this occurred in the United States. Secondly, no one asks
those questions in the United States. The passenger did not lie to security
screeners. You may climb down off your high horse now.

A pipe bomb would have set off the nitrate sniffers. There are plenty of
objects that might look like pipe bombs otherwise, including panty hose
containers, vials of oil used for religious purposes, the baptism devices
involved here, etc.

Frankly, I think it is a waste of time and resources to devote so much time
and attention to an innocent device carried by a devout Roman Catholic. Who
knows what real terrorists might have gotten past security during the
distraction and confusion?

Armies in war generally find it more effective to concentrate their efforts
on the known enemy. Shooting at everybody indiscriminately just creates more
enemies. You Brits of all people should know that. If incidents like this
continue there will eventually be a severe political, if not violent,
backlash against transportation security. It is possible that people will
stop traveling on airlines entirely.