Why is this totally irrelevant information included in the article? Clearly, rioting is called for.
Not surprisingly he as Muslim connections, maybe a trial run.
Boxcutter in Hollowed-Out Book at TIA
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Trying to get into the mind of someone demented...here it goes.
Say he gets the book with the boxcutter inside it onto the plane. Then what? While he could have certainly caused a panic and potentially death or injury to passengers on the plane, my hunch is that he would have instead left the book somewhere in the interior of the plane to be found after disembarking. The point could then be the message (fear) or our reaction (airport stupidity, fall in confidence). Like breaking into someone's home and leaving a note that you were there beside their bed while they slept, holding a knife.
Wait for Jack-Off Chernoff to ban books.