Category: TSA

TSA seizes (Toy Story) Woody’s Gun.

Woody allegedly told TSA Agent, “You’re my favorite deputy.” Wonder if they read him rights before they pulled his string. Another gun-wielding toy has had its weapon seized by airport security. After a cowboy sock monkey Rooster Monkburn had his tiny harmless weapon seized last year, a Woody doll underwent similar probe at London’s Heathrow Airport. …

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A new TSA proof suit case.

I so would like to send that bad boy through the scanner.  And to think, it was invented in the 1960’s long before the TSA menace was even contemplated.

Airport Security as it should be.

Israeli style . . . TEL AVIV, Israel — the Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners. It’s an armoured booth you step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on your person. Israel sees this as …

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Kristallnacht in America.

I’m thinking 1938 Berlin. You’re probably used to seeing TSA’s signature blue uniforms at the airport, but now agents are hitting the interstates to fight terrorism with Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR). Tuesday Tennessee was first to deploy VIPR simultaneously at five weigh stations and two bus stations across the state. Agents are recruiting …

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