Airport Security vs. Cyborg Steve Mann

CompaniaHill writes: "The New York Times (free reg, etc.) has a story on University of Toronto engineering-professor-turned-cyborg Steve Mann's recent run-in with humorless airport security. Apparently his preplanning and documents were sufficient to get him through the Toronto airport security on his way to St. John's in Newfoundland, but not sufficient to get him through the St. John's airport security on his way home. Two days later, after strip-searches, forced removal of implants and x-raying and other ill-handling of delicate hardware, he returned home in a wheelchair. Mann's lawyer is attempting to recover the cost of the $56,800 in damaged hardware, while his doctors are studying his body's response to the removal of the implants, some of which he has had for over twenty years."

Comments

Re:I always wondered what happened to that guy

[wraithgar]

Yeah, that was a good article, and here is a link to the real url, no typos ;)

Re:I always wondered what happened to that guy

[Kanasta]

You need to remove the space there

Here's the lazy direct link version

Ob Borg Reference

[Amazing Quantum Man]

I guess resistance wasn't futile after all (for the security guards)