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BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) -- College student Nathaniel Heatwole wanted to shine a spotlight on aviation security by putting banned items aboard planes, authorities say. Now, they are putting him under the spotlight.
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/10/20/pl....ap/index.html
I have only take one trip in my life that required a plane, I flew from newyork to sanfrancisco... it was post 9/11...
once I got pulled out of line for the random check..
basically heres what I found then.
They didnt search my boots thoroughly enough, I could have hidden any number of smallish blades under my insoles, inbetwen the layers of leather in the uppers, etc...
They also never asked me to remove my belt... I could have hidden any number of contraband in that too or just used the belt itself as a weapon, they never even looked at it twice..
for some reason tho, toenail clippers and wine openers get confiscated, when only two days before the 9/11 attack they let me through the security check at an INTERNATIONAL flight with a 3 inch blade on my keys (I was dropping a buddy off at the airport for his flight back to the UK)
anywho, is anyone thinking they are trying to give the illusion of safety rather than the real thing because they know they can't really make anyone any safer? :shrug