Slashdot Mirror
TSA: Confiscating Aluminum Foil and Watching Out For Solar Powered Bombs
schwit1 writes "If you think confiscating aluminum foil to prevent a solar powered bomb attack on a plane is a waste of time, don't blame the TSA agent. According to a former employee most of the security people agree with you. Instead, we need to hold accountable the people sending down such ridiculous orders. From the article: 'Ridiculous restrictions and the TSA have become nearly synonymous in the post-9/11 airport, and as new, improbable terrorist plots come to light, we will likely continue to be burdened with new, absurd rules. But our best bet is to take the frustration toward the TSA agent confiscating our over-sized liquids, and re-direct it to the people at TSA headquarters who are being paid the big bucks to make the rules — the ones who make the call as to whether our toothpaste is verboten and whether our shoes will need extra screening.'"
Oh wait....
(Cue tinfoil vs aluminum foil pedants)
The TSA still has not caught a single terrorist trying to get on a plane.
It's all security theatre.
The've all been married?
They're not terrorists if they're attacking Israel.
-1 Uncomfortable Truth