Think about what you just said.
She got "snippy" with the TSA thug.
TSA inspected the luggage and found no bomb.
TSA blew up the suitcase anyway.
Conclusion: The TSA blew up her suitcase because she got "snippy" with a knuckledragging public servant.
When you support and defend unwarranted acts of agression committed by the govt against citizens who have done nothing more than be critical of the govt or have been "snippy" with a govt employee you had damn well better consider the long term implications of your position for all of us.
It ain't pretty.
She said "If I had a bomb, you wouldn't find it."
They held her for questioning.
Her luggage was loaded and flown to her destination.
Oops.
So they searched it.
Then they blew it up.
Maybe next time she won't say she has a bomb.
Of course, being that she is a psychiatrist perhaps we'll hear about her again.
And, imagine if some other passenger had heard what she said and spent the flight shaking in fear that she had not just been "snippy,"but had, infact, been flaunting her ability to hide something. Her words about a bomb could have caused others to be really stressed during their entire flight. Is it her right to make others worry - simply because she was not happy?
Actually,however, you missed the main point of my comment. My main concern is not with her. My main concern is that if, indeed, she had hidden a bomb in her luggage...and the luggage went on while she was detained - then a lot of people could have died, and she would have been safe and achieved her goal. That the authorities did not remove her luggage BEFORE the plane flew across the country astounds me. And makes me wonder about that whole security check process. That bag should have been pulled immediately.
One occasion, years ago (years prior to 9/11 even) I was waiting to board a plane when the man in front of me joked about having a gun. His words were "Oh, yeah, I could be hiding my gun in my underwear, right?" I will never forget it. We were all astonished. They wisked him away. And, wow, was his family was ANGRY at HIM, for being such a "meathead," and that is the exact word his wife used. He missed the flight because he had to be questioned. His family talked about him throughout the flight and what they were going to do to him when he finally got to their destination. They were not going to throw him a party for sure - and they were not angry with the airline. Those who "joke" about such serious things are not funny. If they miss their plains, or their luggage is damaged - so be it. No one made them make their ridiculous statements.
Thug? Do I smell an agenda?
TSA inspected the luggage and found no bomb.
TSA blew up the suitcase anyway.
Yep. Right after the idiot said "If I had a bomb, you wouldn't find it."
Conclusion: The TSA blew up her suitcase because she got "snippy" with a knuckledragging public servant.
Um, no. She made a statement that was alarming. They behaved in a cautionary manner. You obviously have a preconceived dislike for the TSA employees.