That's the problem with these "random" selections: you end up selecting anti-jihadis like me instead of those among us who are most keen to unleash havoc/catastrophe on large passenger jets.
And even when a Canadian airport security worker does manage to find a bomb in someone's luggage, there's always a chance that something like this can happen:
Skylar Vincent Murphy of Spruce Grove, Alta. had a pipe bomb confiscated by security officials last fall, but the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) isn’t saying why it allowed the 18-tear-old to carry on with his flight after discovering the explosive device.
Murphy was arrested and charged on Sept. 27, 2013 with possession of an explosive substance when he returned to Canada after a trip out of the country — a week after CATSA officers discovered the bomb.
Court documents describe the seized items from his luggage as black powder and a pipe bomb.
Officials with CATSA, who aren’t allowed to arrest or hold passengers, are supposed to call police if something illegal is found. However, in this case, CATSA did not notify the RCMP until Sept. 24, 2013, four days after discovering the device...Well, after all, they did confiscate the explosive.
Update: Skylar got a $100 fine and a year's probation. I must concur with the person who wrote:
What do you think would have happened if Skylar’s name was “`Abdullah”?Well, since it's likely that "Abdullah" would have been be a jihadi, I don't think he'd have been allowed to board the plane, nor would he have gotten off so lightly.
Wait--is this a trick question?
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