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Pharm Frog

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Texas Tech student questioned by TSA for brandishing school's 'finger gun' salute
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/...or-brandishing-schools-finger-gun-salute.html

"Taking a semester off from Texas Tech University to help her family recover from Hurricane Harvey, Diana Durkin was thrilled to return to campus for her sophomore year. But ironically, it was her enthusiasm that nearly halted her plans when she was stopped by the TSA before a Jan. 6 flight out of William P. Hobby Airport in Houston.

...Durkin said that Texas Tech fans often salute each other with a finger gun and a “Wreck ‘em” slogan when they see each other — which is exactly what got her flagged by the TSA."

So many storylines possible with this one....

 

Zubaz

Member
"Don't be dumb" seems like the appropriate response.

I just can't tell if that should be directed at the TSA for misinterpreting a collegiate symbol, or to the idiot that thought flashing a gun sign in an airport was a great idea.
 

Chongo94

Active Member
What always killed me about the Guns Up symbol is a full on 97% of the student body and alumni don't do it right. They just throw up a big L most of the time.

I know it's stupid but that always aggravated me. If you have a hand sign, do it right and don't embarrass yourself when doing it.
 

Pharm Frog

Full Member
"Don't be dumb" seems like the appropriate response.

I just can't tell if that should be directed at the TSA for misinterpreting a collegiate symbol, or to the idiot that thought flashing a gun sign in an airport was a great idea.

Wonder what percentage of "gun's up" hand salutes they've missed? So far we only know of one that was "caught" but I bet they missed several more. Thought I'd leave this here...from Newsweek last November.

Airport screeners working for the “badly” run Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reportedly failed to detect weapons more than 70 percent of the time in undercover tests — but that massive failure rate is actually an improvement from a similar test two years ago. Undercover investigators were able to smuggle mock knives, guns and explosives through airport checkpoints earlier this year, and succeeded far more often than they failed. But at least airport security is improving— slightly.
 

Zubaz

Member
Wonder what percentage of "gun's up" hand salutes they've missed? So far we only know of one that was "caught" but I bet they missed several more. Thought I'd leave this here...from Newsweek last November.

Airport screeners working for the “badly” run Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reportedly failed to detect weapons more than 70 percent of the time in undercover tests — but that massive failure rate is actually an improvement from a similar test two years ago. Undercover investigators were able to smuggle mock knives, guns and explosives through airport checkpoints earlier this year, and succeeded far more often than they failed. But at least airport security is improving— slightly.
Security theater, man.
 

Sebastian S

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