[Michael Rivero]

"Give me a break. When was the last time you were in an airport?"

Three weeks ago, and they went through my camera bag in fine detail.

[mrjeff]

Did they take your camera apart? Did they tear open the lining? Did they check underneath the strap? Did they check your keyring? And on and on and on. I carry a knife on my keyring all the time and it goes through airport security every time, time after time. It is laughably easy to get an edged weapon on an airplane. In fact, it isn't even illegal.

As far as sky marshalls go, they didn't have to know which flights didn't have them. The vast majority don't. All they had to do was take their chances.

[motexva]

Dulles security can be very tight. I recently saw them take away a pen knife from a passenger, and an acquantance was relieved of a single marijuana cigarette they had stashed in a glasses case. I'm suspicious too, but that it was some sort of inside job with members of the ground crew or "throwers".

[katze]

Three weeks ago, and they went through my camera bag in fine detail.

14 Posted on 09/12/2001 08:23:40 PDT by Michael Rivero

Probably because you look as dishonest as you are.

FWIW, when I departed my home airport on 2Sep, I was not asked for ID. On my way out from Newark, I was asked at curbside, also at check-in for ID.