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Man Walks Past Security Screening Staring At iPad, Causing Airport Evacuation
First time accepted submitter chentiangemalc writes While Australia is on "high alert" for terror threats a man walked past a Sydney Airport security screening while engrossed in his iPad and delayed flights for an hour. From the article: "This event was captured on CCTV and unnerved officials so much that they evacuated passengers. As the Sydney Morning Herald reported, the man found himself (or, perhaps, didn't) going into the terminal through an exit passage that clearly was convenient for him, but less convenient for the hordes of passengers who not only had to be removed from Terminal 3, but also re-screened. A spokeswoman for Qantas told the Morning Herald: 'The man disembarked a flight and left. It appears he wasn't paying attention, was looking at his iPad, forgot something and walked back past (the security area).'"
I'm so glad that so many people were able to participate in the extended season of Security Theatre. Too bad the iPad patron missed out. Well, at least at first...
...and I'm not talking about the guy on the iPad.
" a man walked past a Sydney Airport security screening while engrossed in his iPad and delayed flights for an hour."
TFA implies he caused the delay, when in fact incompetent airport security staff caused the delay.
I should use this sig to advertise my book ISBN-13 : 978-1501515132.
That is all.
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
LAX just runs people through huge powered revolving doors to enforce one-way traffic. They used to have a sign that said "Once you have passed this point you cannot return".
Negligent distracted attempted terrorism? That's a thing, right?
The man disembarked a flight and left. It appears he wasn't paying attention, was looking at his iPad, forgot something and walked back past (the security area).
If he got off a flight, he was already screened. Unless he left the airport grounds entirely and was out of view of security before returning, why did this require going Full Madagascar? The way it's described, it doesn't sound like he left the area. Just that he went out the exit, remembered something, turned around, and went the wrong way thru the exit. OMG EVERYBODY PANIC!
After all, if an iPad (or its content) can be so engrossing that casual use can cause a full-on screaming panic at a major airport, it MUST be the iPad's fault!
Is that Australia is on "high alert" due to an "imminent threat" even though the government isn't aware of any active plots.
Must be election season in Australia as well.
They should install a sign. It could say:
DO NOT BACK UP. SEVERE TABLET DAMAGE.
Ah, but you say, he wouldn't have read it because he was distracted. That's why Android will bundle the warning app. Apple will too. It's the perfect excuse to lock you away and torture you for jail-breaking your device. Don't worry though. You'll be safe from terrorists in prison. Your rights will be protected. You even get visits from clergy. I knew a guy like that. Before prison, he didn't believe in anything. Now he attends mosque every day. Very devoted. You might even say he's a... oh, nevermind.
It wasn't an iPad, it was a Microsoft Surface Pro II.
Indeed it is an all around too bad for the millions of _screen lookers_ everywhere --- by focusing on that little lighted panel all the time they never know how much they have been missing out
Muchas Gracias, Señor Edward Snowden !
The guy worked for the NFL, and he was staring at his Microsoft Surface! Sheesh, Microsoft spends $400 million and still can't catch a break, even in Australia!
#DeleteChrome
Yet another Slashdot Airport Security troll article.
You might as well just copy the comments from the last airport security article and paste them here. The same tired subject will elicit the same responses.
Security theatre this, TSA that, incompetent this, overpaid that, privacy violation this, strip search, x-ray, grandma searched, water/liquids... on and on... apply, rinse, repeat... oh, wait... no liquids!
Not that I disagree with most of it...
Beware of the Leopard.
I'm comfortable with the notion that Apple users should bear extra scrutiny.
Safety first, I say.
You are welcome on my lawn.
1. iPad Man, for not actually paying attention to his surroundings.
2. Airport security (obviously) for freaking out over the oblivious iPad Man.
I will say though, that I credit Australia for having some rational procedures regarding security.
For example, there are some regional flights that arrive into Sydney from airports that cannot support full security screening. (on regional jets or turboprops) Instead of causing US-style security craziness and cost, after arrival they dump those passengers directly out into the non-sterile terminal public area (and then make them go back through security if connections are needed).
This in contrast to US security, which cannot be compartmentalized, and forces everyone in every small podunk airport to be screened, at huge cost and bureaucracy / apparatus / unionized idiot workforce creation.
Of course, this is partly because Australia has a few international / regional airports versus the US which has airports and connections galore. But still, you would think that in a place like Hawaii, for example, the US could try this approach and be more sane about applying various levels of rules.
So, what were the incompetent security guards charged with?
Wait, what? The guy wandering around in a fog was charged? With what, exposing the inherent flaws in the security theater?
If you are not allowed to question your government then the government has answered your question.
Not news for 2 reasons
1) standard practice to re-screen if someone has bypassed screening
2) this has happened several times before (see links below)
The only thing that made this relevant for slashdot was the presence of an iPad (Ah Ha! A technology angle!). That said, the exit from T3 isn't that secure, but it is a domestic terminal. The domestic terminals use pretty standard x-ray of belongings and a metal detector. In other words, just like getting into an office building in downtown New York. The security is nothing like the international terminals which are about the same level as at US airports.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/201...
http://www.theaustralian.com.a...
Democracy isn't about no one telling you what to do. It's about everyone telling you what to do.
...into the ocean while overly engaged looking at a cell phone*, now this.
Australians! Wake up!
Actually, the cure may be a book by Ram Das, "Be Here Now."
*In December, 2013 tourists in Melbourne walked off a pier into the ocean while texting. Meanwhile, pedestrian deaths caused in part by inattention to their physical surroundings increase.
If you ignore it,
it will go away.
Ha ha
Shows the worth(lessness) of the TSA security theater.
Hey! Combat TSA Security Theater with Real Theater!
Ha ha Fuck You.
"Security overreaction/faulty airport exit/wholly inadequate security measure causes Airport evacuation" would be a far more accurate headline.
Can we let it vote in elections too?
1. iPad Man, for not actually paying attention to his surroundings. 2. Airport security (obviously) for freaking out over the oblivious iPad Man.
Nope, the full extent of the dumbarsery is entirely on number 1. He was walking in the opposite direction to everyone else and in order for the doors at to be open somoene had to be walking the right way (at an airport, this would likely be dozens of other people). If he didn't notice this, he is the idiot. The AFP (Australian Federal Police) who secure our airports cant take chances. They cant tell whether dumb Ipad man is just Dumb Ipad man or Disgruntled Steve who wants to beat up Bill in the airside cafe until they talk to him. Now the AFP did just that and released the man without charge (they could have charged him, but under the circumstances they chose not to), so good on them for that but it is a real shame that this kind of idiocy isn't a crime... or painful.
Ipadguy made a mistake! There was no mens rea. Do you really have to blame someone who just spaced out and not just leave the blame on the security guards and the police force. Why is it the we must always punish the little guy. Talk about bias. I am sure there are people who would imprison someone who accidentally brought in a bottled water across airport security or who forgot about a metal pen in his/her pocket. For once, just for once, can we just NOT advocate putting someone is prison for an honest mistake. Can we hold the those who really messed up accountable. The statement above just gets at how we punish the tiny infraction and ignore the huge calamity.
This why the bankers that caused the worst economic crisis in 80 years are not in prison. Because we focus on some tiny potatoes. And we want to punish people for making a mistake we all could make. I am sure plenty of people have spaced out and tried to walk the wrong way into a secured area. They were just politely stopped. But it's not enough for some people and we sleepwalk into a police state.
never been to an Australian airport have you?
Must have been the Mother Of All Porn.
Table-ized A.I.
Way to swallow the Murdoch bullshit and regurgitate it.
The two articles have nothing to do with Murdoch or Newscorp.
The first is published by CNet which is owned by CBS (American) and the second is the Sydney Morning Herald, which is Fairfax.
You dont know your arse from your elbow.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
Who modded this Troll? I pointed out that Ipad man did something incredibly and all the AFP did was the job they're meant to do.
The guy was released without charge, although I reiterate it's a shame stupidity like this isn't painful.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
The attempts to censor my posts are terrible. I've got plenty of Karma to burn, how many mod points have you got left? I pointed out that the AFP (Australian Federal Police) did exactly what they were meant to do, at first glance they dont know whether the guy was an idiot or a meth addict. They didn't know he'd just gotten off a flight. All they saw was a guy walking the wrong way through the doors. They caught up with the guy, questioned him and let him go because he wasn't malicious, just a complete tool (like the people modding this down). It's a shame stupidity isn't painful. It would stop people walking the wrong way though security doors and bad moderation.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
The airport.
As a passenger, I am not paid to ensure your procedures are working properly. There are no signs on the normal walkways that say "You are allowed to walk here" and there was no sign saying he wasn't allowed to walk where he went.
I am not supposed to second guess what I am doing at all times, that's the job of the airport. If I can walk through something without realizing I wasn't supposed to THAT'S YOUR FAULT.
I used the work 'airport' here to be terse, but what I mean is, the person in charge of security and process - probably two people - how people move around, and how people move around securely, THEY are to blame.
if this could have been you.
Self-absorbed Apple user ignores the rules and causes major inconvenience for everyone else? I'm flabbergasted.
I agree, anyone who makes any kind of mistake anywhere should be shot, no shooting is too good for them, burn them, burn them alive. Especially software developers who put bugs in code! They should be the first to die.
The highly sarcastic point I am trying to make, is that anyone can make a mistake, and if you are not forgiving of other peoples mistakes, why should anyone be forgiving of yours.
"Self-Absorbed Asshole Walks Past Security...."
Great, now we're going to have to get our iPads patted down. Just better hope it's charged.
Seriously, there is nobody watching the exit to see if people walk the wrong direction through it and they had to catch him on CCTV? Plus, shouldn't they be watching Apple fans for explosive outbursts and opinionated hate speech that makes them a danger to everyone around them? Because that's how they are everywhere else.
The problem isn't that some idiot walked past security staring at his iPad. The problem is that some idiots in security let a fool walk past them (were they staring at iPads too?).
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
They'll make bigger boards and bigger nails, and soon, they will make a board with a nail so big, it will destroy them all!
This world has gone fucking insane. Fuck the world!
Quit staring at your damn screens all the time people. Life is out there, live it.
I find it ironic that you say ipadguy is a retard and wasn't looking where he was going, and that somehow equates to deliberate action to cause hundreds of other people problems. If he wasn't looking, then it wasn't deliberate, was it? The security dimwits on the other hand should have known the result of their actions and so they deliberately caused problems for hundreds of people.
It seems to me that you do not have a clear understanding of the word deliberate. It is truly a shame that this kind of idiocy isn't a crime... or painful. I would propose you be shot for your retarded and deliberate act of stupidity!
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Wait, who in the world designed a security checkpoint that can be walked through in a single line without bumping into anyone or anything? Is this not on the most basic level something a checkpoint should be designed to prevent?
Not sure if the checkpoint designer is incompetent or brilliant.
Yet another problem with Apple. This would never have happened with an Android device.