How 2 Box Cutters Got On A Tampa Flight
Several things went wrong.
How in hell did a passenger get a box cutter on a flight to Tampa? The truth is, many things had to go just right (and just wrong), for that box cutter to get on that airplane. First, let’s look at exactly what happened.
Last Friday at about 5:30 p.m., as security agents searched passengers and thier luggage at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport prior to boarding, the suspect’s two bags and various personal items were okayed to enter the aircraft…along with two box cutters that were inside one of the bags. By chance a secondary search was performed on the bags, where an agent discovered a single box cutter. The TSA agent removed the blades from the box cutter and gave the cutter back to the passenger, which is contradictory to TSA policy. Flash forward to the discovery of the box cutter in mid-flight.
Airline staff reported an unruly passenger onboard shortly after takeoff. During the interaction, crew also discovered that the man was in possession of a box cutter. The situation caused the jet to make an emergency landing in Atlanta. The passeneger was subdued until authorities could arrest him on the ground. As soon as the airplane stopped, the suspect was taken into custody by Atlanta police and the FBI.
Questions remain. Why did the x-ray not detect two separate box cutters in the man’s luggage? Why did the TSA agent let the man have his knife back after the blades were removed when policy dictated otherwise? And who is the man they arrested in Atlanta? The entire TSA staff will recieve training for image review search procedures. employees were also reminded about proper handling of forbidden items found during searches. Source: WFLA.com
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Some Of The Veterans We Honored Last Week
8 Celebrities You May Have Forgotten Were Veterans
There are a number of notable rockers and other celebrities who served in the military. However, there are also a number of entertainers you may not remember also enlisted.
This Veterans Day, we take a look at some celebrities you may have forgotten were also veterans.
But First, Some Facts About Veterans Day!
Per the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Day is observed on November 11 to honor the end of World War I. While the Treaty of Versailles officially brought an end to WWI on June 28, 1919, fighting in “The Great War” ended seven months prior “on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Because of the end of the fighting, President Woodrow Wilson declared the occasion “Armistice Day” in November 1919.
It wasn’t until 1968 that the United States officially made “Armistice Day” a legal holiday. At that time, the holiday was a way to honor WWI veterans. Following World War II and the Korean War, Congress changed the holiday’s name to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all American war veterans.
However, there was a brief period of time when Veterans Day didn’t fall on November 11. In 1968, the Uniform Holiday Bill was signed into law. This law ensured four national holidays — Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Columbus Day — all fell on Mondays. The purpose of doing this was to encourage potential travel and other recreational activities due to a three-day weekend.
While the law was well-intentioned, the VA notes, “It was quite apparent that the commemoration of this day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance to a great number of our citizens, and so on September 20th, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479), which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11, beginning in 1978. This action supported the desires of the overwhelming majority of state legislatures, all major veterans service organizations and the American people.”
Sean Roberts was conceived in the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky by two passionate, panel aligning, third shifters who had grown bored with the same ole same ole. Upon birth, he was placed in the trunk of a new Stingray and sent off to find his destiny.
That destiny included several stints on radio stations across the United States. Some played punk country gospel, while others focused on Croatian death metal played backwards.
After many years and many adventures, Sean wound up on The Shark, where he does shots of tequila while playing the most badass tunes ever created by humankind.
He remains humble, however, never forgetting about the lean years...the street corners and dark alleys where he played songs on his car stereo for food and sex.
He's on top and he's never gonna stop LIVING THE DREAM!
