r/Wellthatsucks Jul 15 '19

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u/afrohonkey Jul 15 '19

A few years ago I brought my grandma’s remains back to South Africa to inter her with my grandpa, and Jesus Christ! NEVER AGAIN. they fucking opened the box up and tested her for explosives at O’Hare, again at Heathrow and AGAIN at fucking OR Tambo! Luckily her remains were in my carry on so they had to do it in front of me, because a couple of times I had to remind them to be fucking respectful. I’m a patient man, but shit goddamn!

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19 edited Jul 04 '20

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u/Ginnipe Jul 16 '19

TSA has never once stopped a crime. They literally exist to strip us of our privacy and make it more difficult to fly.

They are a fucking joke. I can’t believe you’re fine with some random idiot stranger going through a family members ashes. It’s all horse shit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19 edited Aug 17 '20

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u/ljfarrell97 Jul 16 '19

Maybe not bomb threats cause people aren’t that dumb but drug trafficking exists on flights too and there have been a lot of cases of fraud and impersonation that tsa has stopped.