Slashdot Mirror
UK Terror Chief Blocked From Boarding Aircraft
Jeremiah Cornelius writes "Two days before toner cartridges threatened western civilization, Britain's Home Office minister Baroness Neville-Jones was en route to a Washington summit when she was found to have an over-sized aerosol can in her bag. While being questioned by airport security staff for transporting a container with more than 100ml of liquid, the Baroness seemingly took offense at being lectured on the importance of security procedure: 'Of course I know how important it is,' she said, 'I'm the Security Minister.' The Baroness is also former head of the British Joint Intelligence Committee, and was traveling at the time to discuss the war on terror with US security chiefs. According to a Home Office spokesman, trained in the use of the passive voice, 'Liquids were inadvertently left in a bag. The item was removed and the Minister fully complied with subsequent checks.'"
The security staff really let an opportunity slip past them here.
"I'm terribly sorry madam; but surely the real Home Office Minister Baroness Neville-Jones would be properly familiar with aircraft security procedure. Come with me, please."
*Whispers*"We caught a terrorist impersonating the Home Office Minister! What'we do now?" *Whisper*"Just throw a bag over her head and hand her over to the Yanks, those bloody-minded bastards love that sort of thing."
In Canada it's standard policy to taser suspicious foreign nationals at airports. On behalf of the Canadian government, I want to formally welcome the minister to one of our airports.
Should've made her go through the porn scanner.
Hail Eris, full of mischief...
E pluribus sanguinem
Why would the people implementing security theatre want to subject themselves to it?
They know it's just show. Not to mention the whole being above the law thing.
It has long since ceased being kabuki theater and has passed into bukkake theater.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Clearly they finally had the chance to really hinder Cobra and they missed it. Gi.Joe must be pissed.
Why would you hire the Baroness as your minister of security? Next you'll be telling me that Destro is the new Prime Minister.
I use the "Don't you know who I am?" line with police...
When they reply, "Why the hell would I know who you are?"
I say, "Good!" and run like hell.
In Soviet Russia the insensitive clod is YOU!
last time i went the customs guy jacked me off.
my wife was unamused. but a little turned on.
Not unless it was Tuesday, and she was carrying a hamburger patty.
Meta will eat itself
. Let the airlines and airports provide security - they, at least, have no interest in intimidating and humiliating their customers.
You've obviously not flown 'RyanAir' recently ;-)
DON'T CLICK!!!
It's a picture of Peter Cushing...
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."