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TSA Seizes Disney World Toys

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-feel-safer-already dept.

8-year-old Jeremiah Ramirez had just lost his father to cancer, so his mom took him to Disney World to raise his spirits and take his mind of the tragedy. While there he picked up a Pirates of the Caribbean toy gun and sword, and was hoping to bring them back to North Carolina, that's when the TSA stepped in. When he tried to go through security at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport his toys were confiscated. "It's very upsetting because at one point I had told one of the employees, 'You know this is not a real weapon,' and he said 'Yes, I understand that, it doesn't matter,'" said mom Maria Edge. I may not be clear on all the reasons the terrorists hate us, but stuff like this is why I do.

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  1. Toy Weapons by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Toy weapons were banned as carry-ons before 9/11.

    Keep them in your checked luggage.

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    1. Re:Toy Weapons by JCSoRocks · · Score: 2, Informative

      Yup. Hasn't this guy watched Mythbusters? He needs to hand in his geek card - now. They shot all sorts of holes into the side of their plane and it didn't do a thing. "Bullet hole in a plane = instant plane explosion" is a huge lie.

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  2. Least Disney has a heart by gubers33 · · Score: 2, Informative

    And sent the poor kid some replacements.

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