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Getting "snippy" is one thing. Using words that indicate that you could have hidden bomb that no one would find are quite another. They blew up her bag because if - as she said - "you couldn't find it" - and they didn't...perhaps they believed she might have done a really good job in concealing it. Who would want to take the chance? I would rather err on the side of caution when it concerns a statement about a bomb. She could have made any "snippy" statement - even cursed at them if she cared to, and it would have been a simple verbal argument. But she chose to insinuate that she was so smart (and they were so dumb)that she could conceal a bomb that they could not find- and that was idiotic of her.

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.