In a move that’s bound to raise the power management consciousness of air travelers, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Sunday announced a ban on electronic devices that won’t power up before they’re carried onto a plane. During the security examination conducted by TSA officers before passengers board a plane, travelers may be asked to power up some electronic devices, the agency said. Powerless devices will not be permitted on board the aircraft, and travelers may undergo additional screening.
Ok.. Wait... Let me get this straight.. They want you to do this as some sort of evidence its a working device, not a bomb, or such, so.. if it was a bomb, or the like, now it gets set off in the f-ing airport, by turning it on, instead of on the plane? WTF? Just more proof that these people are total idiots.
Setting it off is NOT the idea. Turning on the device is to show the batteries are actually batteries and not explosives.
Still, it would be much better a small explosive goes off at a security checkpoint and only kill a few people rather than on an airliner and kill everyone on board.
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TSA Kills Dead Devices’ Ticket to Ride
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. July 8, 2014 10:56 AMIn a move that’s bound to raise the power management consciousness of air travelers, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Sunday announced a ban on electronic devices that won’t power up before they’re carried onto a plane. During the security examination conducted by TSA officers before passengers board a plane, travelers may be asked to power up some electronic devices, the agency said. Powerless devices will not be permitted on board the aircraft, and travelers may undergo additional screening.
Still, it would be much better a small explosive goes off at a security checkpoint and only kill a few people rather than on an airliner and kill everyone on board.