Good Friggin' Grief
Clearly, it's time for an Assault Bookmark Ban.
Got that? If an object could be used to inflict harm, it's a dangerous weapon, the possession of which will get you cuffed and stuffed. This is beyond ridiculous - hardly worth my time and energy typing this.
So, forget about wearing a belt when you travel by plane. You could strangle someone with that. Same rationale applies to shoelaces, panty hose, and dental floss. And as far as objects that "could be used to knock people unconscious" - no more laptops allowed. Ballpoint pen? Hell no, you could poke someone's eye out with that weapon.
Here's the deadly implement in question:
How can anyone honestly argue that these killing machines have a place in a civilized society? Think about the children, people!
Kathryn Harrington was flying home from vacation last month when screeners at the Tampa, Fla., airport found her bookmark. It's an 8.5-inch leather strip with small lead weights at each end.
Airport police said it resembled a weighted weapon that could be used to knock people unconscious. So the 52-year-old special education teacher was handcuffed, put into a police car, and charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
Got that? If an object could be used to inflict harm, it's a dangerous weapon, the possession of which will get you cuffed and stuffed. This is beyond ridiculous - hardly worth my time and energy typing this.
So, forget about wearing a belt when you travel by plane. You could strangle someone with that. Same rationale applies to shoelaces, panty hose, and dental floss. And as far as objects that "could be used to knock people unconscious" - no more laptops allowed. Ballpoint pen? Hell no, you could poke someone's eye out with that weapon.
Here's the deadly implement in question:
How can anyone honestly argue that these killing machines have a place in a civilized society? Think about the children, people!
