Carry-On Restriction
Skylar Murphy, 18, was getting ready to board a flight from the Edmonton (Alta., Canada) International Airport. When screening officers found a pipe bomb and black powder in Murphy’s carry-on, they seized the suspicious items — and sent Murphy on his way. Four days later, Canada’s Air Transport Security Authority called the police, and they arrested Murphy upon his return to Canada. He was sentenced to a year of probation and fined C$100 (US$90). “CATSA screening officers do not have the authority to apprehend or detain passengers,” explained spokesman Mathieu Larocque. “No one wants to take responsibility for what is obviously a series of mistakes,” said security expert Andre Gerolymatos of Simon Fraser University. “If a person is carrying an explosive device in their carry-on, they should not be allowed to board the airplane. That is just common sense.” (MS/CTV) ...It may be common sense, but it isn’t really polite, eh?Original Publication Date: 09 February 2014
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 20.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 20.
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