Teen stopped at airport for design on purse

TSA stops teen at airport for gun replica on her purse. “Vanessa and her mom said it’s hard to believe anyone could mistake the design on the purse for a real gun because it’s just a few inches in size and it’s hollow, not to mention Vanessa has taken it on planes before.” The brain of the jerk who stopped her is also just a few inches in size and hollow. Nice match.

This post was last modified on January 26, 2021

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  • God forbid if she had a water pistol in her purse! She would have been tackled, handcuffed, and interrogated for hours, unless she was wearing a Burkah.

  • I'm so glad the TSA is around..... Every time I read a story like this it just reminds me just how safe i truly am.
    "I'm not doing anything wrong so I don't have anything to worry about."-snark

  • Recently I went to meet a friend at the airport. She needs a little help, so I got a "boarding pass" that allowed me to go to the gate to await her arrival. I had my belongings searched and analyzed, my shoes inspected, and my body x-rayed. When I stepped out of the x-ray, the female attendant informed me I now had tobe patted down. And the only place patted was my breast area and my abdominal area. Now you tell me why Ihad to be patted down AND x-rayed? None of these idiots know what they are doing, and no one gives them enough information to make a reasonable decision. And at $7.00 an hour,they are not breaking their necks to think.