[jim35]

“And as for the Play Doh, even if it were actually C4, it would be completely harmless the way Star was carrying it...”

Apparently, not everyone was willing to bet their lives on that.

Maybe they should always take a close look at all clothing-attached circuit boards, to see if the wires might go through the hoodie, down the sleeve, and into the hand carrying that clay-like substance, before we stop the person wearing it.

I’ll bet the Israelis might have a slightly different take on what to do in a situation like that.

And some day, if we run away from another difficult war, the jihadists may manage to make you change your mind, when they bring the war home to us.

[AndyJackson]

Look you moral bankrupt. We are not talking about a jihadist. We are talking about an American girl attending college. So far, as a nation, we have managed to go for more than 200 years without making a habit of shooting college women on sight and asking questions later. While we have a long history of goofy college students, we have not had an outbreak of american female jihadists, yet. Therefore, from the purely cost/benefit trade I think the consequence of shooting our goofballs on sight without question might be just a bit higher than not shooting them given that there seems to be no negative consequences from not shooting them except some fashion crimes.

You on the other hand, I suppose, feel a moral supperiority to man and God and are quite willing to take on the role of Great Moral Reaper.

[cynwoody]

Maybe they should always take a close look at all clothing-attached circuit boards, to see if the wires might go through the hoodie, down the sleeve, and into the hand carrying that clay-like substance, before we stop the person wearing it.

The bones of her hand would be suboptimal shrapnel.

I’ll bet the Israelis might have a slightly different take on what to do in a situation like that.

Check out this video for an example. A fourteen-year-old Pali boy packing 15 or 20 pounds under a bulky red sweater approached a checkpoint. When spotted, he decided he didn't want to blow up after all. But he couldn't get his vest off, so the Israelis ordered him to freeze while they had a robot bring him scissors so that he could cut it off. Then they made him strip to his underwear before arresting him and setting off his bomb in a controlled environment.