[url]http://www.msnbc.com/news/729756.asp?pne=msn&cp1=1[/url]

April 1, Chicago
Hundreds of passengers at O’Hare International Airport had to be re-screened after security guards noticed that a metal detector had been unplugged

March 31, Albuquerque
A malfunctioning metal detector failed to catch a man carrying a hunting knife, and officials said they had no idea how long the machine had not been working. Some 800 to 1,200 passengers had to be re-screened.

March 31, New Orleans
Officials in Louisiana said a man carried eight knives and two pairs of scissors past a checkpoint at the New Orleans airport, then was allowed to board a plane before he was taken into custody.

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this just inspires great confidence in out airport security groups does'nt it? a unplugged metal detector? bunch of f'ing einsteins.

What do I do about my BMPI? [brass mesh penal implant] [shock]

I guess one of the security guards was afraid of the electricity..Or maybe they were'nt letting him wear the tinfoil hat to work..

I think I'll drive, next vacation..

Meplat-

there are about 6 more incidents of defective/unpluged metal detectors. hehe.. just great.. wouldnt it make more sense to have them hardwired to power coming up from under them??

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Nov. 3, Chicago
Two knives were confiscated from Subash Gurung at O'Hare International. However, Gurung was allowed to continue to the gate area with a plastic bag containing seven more knives, a stun gun and a container marked "tear gas-pepper gas." Those items were discovered by United Airlines workers who searched his luggage at the gate.

[shock]