Airport security check points

1 June, 2009 (14:03) | Travelling!

Everyone travelling from/to/in the United States have seen the horrible and useless people called TSA agents. These people pretend they secure the airport and airplanes by “checking” all passengers. In practice it means they will yell and scream while they pretend to check your passport and baggage.

Since May 2009, the TSA introduced a new rule: you have to place your shoes on the belt and can’t place them in the bins anymore. They were already masters in throwing out water bottles, tooth paste (“it is not a paste but a liquid”), parfumes and other personal items. They also hold the world record for longest waiting lines.

On Amazon I stumbled across this great Playmobil security check point set:
Security Check Point
The buyer comments are even more fun:

I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5 year old son pointed out that the passenger’s shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger’s scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said “that’s the worst security ever!”. But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital.

The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids about the realities of living in a high-surveillence society. My son said he wants the Playmobil Neighborhood Surveillence System set for Christmas. I’ve heard that the CC TV cameras on that thing are pretty worthless in terms of quality and motion detection, so I think I’ll get him the Playmobil Abu-Gharib Interogation Set instead (it comes with a cute little memo from George Bush).

Comments

Comment from Rick
Date: June 1, 2009, 6:15 pm

His shoes are still on! :P

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