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Man arrested at Tampa airport with box cutter in hollowed book

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Posted by lotp 2008-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Clearwater is where all the Scientologists are.

Posted by gromky 2008-02-21 02:21|| 2008-02-21 02:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Good on the security personnel for detecting this. Hope they throw the book at this bastard. I don't think I'll ever get over being pissed off at having to empty my purse of nail scissors, nail files, needles, pockets knives, etc. (all the useful things we carry in case the need arises) before boarding a plane.

Posted by Gladys 2008-02-21 06:01|| 2008-02-21 06:01|| Front Page Top

#3 10 years is too little. They pillory this guy in a security screening area for 10 years so everybody who boards a plane can take a whack at him.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-02-21 06:58|| 2008-02-21 06:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Nimble, I like that idea. Doesn't even need to be 10 years, 10 days would do. And I want the dog poo selling concession.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-02-21 07:13|| 2008-02-21 07:13|| Front Page Top

#5 When did box cutters become marijuana paraphernalia? Or for that matter where were the drugs and cash?

Posted by ed 2008-02-21 08:04|| 2008-02-21 08:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, a would-be rapper deliberately smuggling a *boxcutter* in a copy of "Fear, Itself" - probably the Moseley novel - onto a plane. The rest of his reading material is Islamic or Islamic-themed.

We're looking at a wannabe trying to built a career on a splashy and pseudo-violent arrest. Much safer than actually getting into a fight. He's probably gambling that a fake jihadi rapper will sell to the little assholes who love dangerous black men. Forty years ago it would have been black berets and aviator glasses; fifteen years ago it would have been colors and deliberately crude tattoos. I had been wondering when the henna'd beards and dog-ear'd Korans would make an appearance.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-02-21 08:46|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-02-21 08:46|| Front Page Top

#7 "Muhammed in the Bible"?

Is it one of those gag books of blank pages?

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2008-02-21 09:01|| 2008-02-21 09:01|| Front Page Top

#8 if we can't take hollowed out books containing weapons on airplanes then the enemy has already won! right?? /snark off

Posted by Justrand 2008-02-21 10:46|| 2008-02-21 10:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Baines told officers he is a rapper who writes his own lyrics and that rap music writers need to "play the part," the report states.

Yo, Benjamin, man. Nuthin increases "playin the part" then a 10 year bid in pound me in the ass federal prison. Think of the street cred that'll get ya...if rap is still around in 2019.

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-21 13:02|| 2008-02-21 13:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Lock him up as if he intended to slice peoples throats with the box cutter. 2nd Degree murder at least plus any additional terrorism related charges that apply. That should put a stop to helpful journalists and civilians testing security.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-21 14:10|| 2008-02-21 14:10|| Front Page Top

#11 Not to advocate 'piling on,' but if the Feds were to swab the book for traces of THC, they might be able to pin a drug charge on this POS too.
As a former TSA guy, it is nice to see some positve press ( but there are still too many slugs running the checkpoints)

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-02-21 14:11|| 2008-02-21 14:11|| Front Page Top

#12 And if it tests negative for THC, jack him for lying to federal investigators. Pile on be good...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-02-21 14:41|| 2008-02-21 14:41|| Front Page Top

#13 Fire for effect.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-21 16:26|| 2008-02-21 16:26|| Front Page Top

#14 CAIR fights with the ACLU for rights to represent this nutjob. Waiting for the two "Reverends" to show up at any time.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-02-21 17:00|| 2008-02-21 17:00|| Front Page Top

#15 I agree with Mitch that this was not a True Believer but a Fellow Traveller and Useless Idiot wishing to Speak Truth to ~~Power~~ the judge who will be sentencing his sorry butt to prison later this year.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-02-21 17:30|| 2008-02-21 17:30|| Front Page Top

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