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Baby is sent through X-ray machine at LAX
LATimes ^
| December 20, 2006
| By Jennifer Oldham, Times Staff Writer
Posted on 12/20/2006 12:31:19 AM PST by kinoxi
A woman going through security at Los Angeles International Airport put her month-old grandson into a plastic bin intended for carry-on items and slid it into an X-ray machine.
The early Saturday accident bizarre but not unprecedented caught airport workers by surprise, even though the security line was not busy at the time, officials said.
A screener watching the machine's monitor immediately noticed the outline of a baby and pulled the bin backward on the conveyor belt.
The infant was taken to Centinela Hospital, where doctors determined that he had not received a dangerous dose of radiation.
Officials, who declined to release the 56-year-old woman's name, said she spoke Spanish and apparently did not understand English.
She initially didn't want the baby transported to a hospital, but security officials called paramedics and insisted that the child be examined by a doctor.
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:31:21 AM PST
by
kinoxi
To: kinoxi
Keep her away from microwave ovens!
To: kinoxi
She was worried he'd set the metal detector off...
...he was an anchor baby.
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:39:17 AM PST
by
hatfieldmccoy
(Satan has a new name and it is Islam)
To: Slings and Arrows
Ba.....dum....bum.....
Good one!
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:40:05 AM PST
by
BossLady
(Islamic Motto: We Love Our Women To Death........)
To: hatfieldmccoy
To: kinoxi
She didn't speak English. Well, there you have it folks, we should require everyone who enters this country, visitor or whatever, to know English. Because obviously those who don't are dumber than a liberal at a global warming rally.
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:41:01 AM PST
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
To: BossLady
Thanks a lot! You're a great crowd! Be sure to try the veal!
To: kinoxi
This issue #1 of a Stan Lee comic, isn't it?
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:44:06 AM PST
by
james500
To: kinoxi; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
The line was too long at the ER.
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:44:42 AM PST
by
null and void
(You might as well do something big, because doing something small is just as hard ~ Larry Bock)
To: null and void
To: Slings and Arrows
Can't wait for the next show!!!!! ;)
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:51:44 AM PST
by
BossLady
(Islamic Motto: We Love Our Women To Death........)
To: kinoxi
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posted on
12/20/2006 12:54:30 AM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
To: kinoxi
Officials, who declined to release the 56-year-old woman's name, said she spoke Spanish and apparently did not understand English. Another testimonial to the beauty of our multi-cultural diversity.
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posted on
12/20/2006 1:07:43 AM PST
by
My2Cents
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell)
To: kinoxi
They should have taken the grandmother to the hospital as well to check her for Alzheimer's.
To: kinoxi
The poor lady under duress put the baby into a baby sized container, and off the baby goes.
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posted on
12/20/2006 1:29:17 AM PST
by
RunningWolf
(2-1 Cav 1975)
To: kinoxi
Perhaps in addition to the English warning signs about not sending undeveloped film through the x-ray machine, there could be a warning sign in Spanish saying not to send you kids through, and a picture of the virgin Mary waving her finger to say "No"!
It is a shame the baby got radiated. Maybe if his mother weren't so damn good at sneaking past US security somebody would have spotted her shoving her baby into the machine.
I'll bet in Spanish she was asking the guy can I get double prints to share with my family. Another good reason we should all speak the same language here.
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posted on
12/20/2006 1:35:01 AM PST
by
ME-262
(The Democrat party is slowly reduced by Abortion, AIDS, Imprisonment, and China's one child policy.)
To: kinoxi
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posted on
12/20/2006 1:37:58 AM PST
by
Dallas59
(Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
To: kinoxi
wow... just stupid, whether she understands the concept of an x-ray or not. you'd think she'd either:
(A) realize it's a freakin' x-ray machine and it's probably not the best thing to run a baby down a conveyor belt bathed in ionizing radiation
or if she doesn't understand the technology:
(B) it's probably not a good idea to slide a baby through the magic security witchcraft box
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posted on
12/20/2006 1:44:50 AM PST
by
verum ago
(The Iranian Space Agency: set phasers to jihad!)
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