Posted on 01/04/2006 6:39:00 AM PST by Cagey
BOSTON -- A Rhode Island man who alleges his wedding ring was stolen while he was clearing security at Boston's Logan International Airport is suing the federal government.
John Wright says he and his wife were taking a flight to Puerto Rico in July when he placed the $7,000 diamond and gold ring in a plastic tub along with his Rolex watch and wallet.
Wright then placed the bin on the scanner conveyer belt as he and his wife passed through the metal detector. Wright says when he retrieved his belongings the ring was missing.
Wright says he suspects one of the screeners took the ring.
A spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration said the agency does not tolerate workplace theft and aggressively investigates all complaints.
The information tells me that he speaks from broad experience in saying that Logan airport is the worst. (Also tells me that the poor man has to travel way too much!)
"Logan is really one of the worst airports in the US."
JFK is the worst.
I had xmas presents stolen from my luggage two years ago. I know, it was my own fault, but since both of my carry-on bags were packed to almost bursting with valuables, I thought some books and a couple of video games would be safe, wrapped in paper. Nope. Gone. Lesson learned. The number of people who have had things stolen from luggage now outnumber those who havent, amongs my friends and family.
I reported the theft, got a boilerplate reply from the TSA about how they hate, hate, hate, hate theft...and never heard another thing.
So that's great to know, now they're stealing from the security line. Great - more reasons not to travel. I refuse to pay good money to be treated like criminals, herded like cattle, crowded into a teeny, uncomfortable seat, only to have my luggage rifled through for it's resale value on the black market.
It's too bad, I used to love to fly and travel. No more.
I don't like the sound of that.
Metal?
I haven’t been through airport security, but have gone through the local court house security when I applied for my CC permit. I dutifully emptied my pockets into the basket. I pulled a small plastic card from my wallet and stepped through the scanner.
It went off.
I presented the card to security. The card affirms that I have “a total joint replacement and/or a permanent metal implant”.
I was asked where the implant was and I answered that it was my left hip. The wand was passed over my left hip area (and only my left hip area) and I was passed through.
I hope airport security is a bit better.
If I was the suspicious type, I might figure this guy "lost" his ring on his Puerto Rican vacation and is desirous of a little "compensation" from the TSA, along with mollification for the wife who keeps asking him where his wedding ring is.
...If I was the suspicious type, that is.
Is he claiming that one of the screener gnomes that hides inside the scanner is responsible? Otherwise, his tray of goodies should have been within his eyesight, even when getting the body scan.
I travel frequently. . .have never removed my wedding ring - or other jewelry. . .thought it is only other metals/alloys that alarms react to - not gold karat. . .
Think this man should have kept his eye on the 'gold'. . .if in fact; he had it.
I'm surprised that NASA hasn't stolen those rocket scientists away from court house security.
Some would argue that $7,000 is a small price to pay to be made safe from terrorists.
Exactly. This doesn't seem to pass the smell test.
What're ya gonna do with all that airtime?
BTW, howdy neighbor!
Whow, they musta fixed the Freepathon ad.
LOL except they were going to Puerto Rico. . .
As for suspicious. . .'cost of vacation'. . .$7,000 could help. . .
And you've traveled how many million miles?
That's what I mean. You "lose" the ring on vacation, wife says "Where the heck is that durn ring of yours?" You say, "Err, um ... Those damn airport screeners musta took it! Whatta buncha lowlifes!"
Me? Since you asked...probably about 10,000,000. You?
I have a feeling Andy might be smiling at you as you walk past his spacious first class seat to the cattle section.
Mooooooooo! (from a fellow cattle class section flyer)
Gold and silver are not ferrous. They can't set off a magnetometer. Ergo, wedding bands and most good jewelery shouldn't set it off.
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