TSA strikes again

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://news.yahoo.com/hilarious-tsa-note-womans-vibrator-142200267.html

The 'hilarious' TSA note about a woman's vibrator

By The Week's Editorial Staff | The Week – 7 hrs ago

After packing a sex toy in her luggage, a woman allegedly opens her suitcase to find a note from the TSA reading, "GET YOUR FREAK ON." Cue the jokes

The TSA's full body scanners have prompted privacy and modesty concerns, but one woman alleges that the TSA violated her privacy in a far more overt way. Feminist blogger Jill Filipovic says that after flying from Newark to Dublin, she opened her suitcase to find a special note from the TSA. Scrawled across the agency's official search form was a message: "GET YOUR FREAK ON." (See a picture of the note here.) I "guess they discovered a 'personal item' in my bag," Filipovic tweeted. "Wow." The item in question was a small, inexpensive silver bullet vibrator from the sex toy chain Babeland, chosen because Filipovic thought it "wouldn't raise any flags at TSA." Now "I'm grossed out," says Filipovic, "but it's also hilarious." The TSA says it's investigating the incident. Meanwhile, bloggers are cracking wise. Here, a sampling:

Conservative agenda?

"Is self-pleasuring really considered 'freaky' by anyone's standards these days?" asks John Del Signore at Gothamist. "Or is Newark airport subcontracting out their security screening to Focus on the Family?"

Mission accomplished

"As part of its ongoing efforts to make air travel as uncomfortable as possible," says Dan Amira at New York, "the TSA is now, apparently, leaving behind little creepy notes about the personal items it finds in your checked luggage."

Just saying

"Given that 'groping' leaps to many people's minds the minute the TSA is mentioned," says Anna North at Jezebel, "it might behoove agents to exercise a little discretion when going through people's stuff."

Touchy subject

Is this "hilarious or horrifying?" asks Lauri Apple at Gawker. "I'm gonna go with 'horrifying lite' — if only because there's the chance that the agent(s) touched the 'item' without washing his/her/their hands, or wasn't paying attention to other potentially freaky things," like, say loaded guns.

The lesson

"On your next business trip," says John Giuffo at Forbes, "you might want to leave your more private possessions at home — unless getting your luggage handled is how you 'get your freak on.'"

Edited October 25, 2011 by Why_Me

[slim 1,530]

That dude at Forbes can eat a ####. Why would anyone leave their possessions at home simply because the government wants to be intrusive?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

That dude at Forbes can eat a ####. Why would anyone leave their possessions at home simply because the government wants to be intrusive?

And where the fk does some two bit TSA flunky get off on leaving a note in someones suit case?

[slim 1,530]

And where the fk does some two bit TSA flunky get off on leaving a note in someones suit case?

I think they're supposed to leave a note when they check your bag. Official inspection notice or something to that effect. However, scribbling personal messages on it probably isn't encouraged.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

For frequent destinations it is best to leave sex toys, guns and other things there for use there.

[mawilson 2,133]

I think they're supposed to leave a note when they check your bag. Official inspection notice or something to that effect. However, scribbling personal messages on it probably isn't encouraged.

Yep.

[slim 1,530]

For frequent destinations it is best to leave sex toys, guns and other things there for use there.

Shipping is a great option.

[CDAgirlMI 51]

I think we need more people with a sense of humour. If that happened to me, I'd have a laugh out of it. After all, you know they could be going through your luggage!

Just be thankful all your sh*t is there when you reach your destination!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I think we need more people with a sense of humour. If that happened to me, I'd have a laugh out of it. After all, you know they could be going through your luggage!

Just be thankful all your sh*t is there when you reach your destination!

I agree, but I would still wash the thing before using it again. Just in case.

[slim 1,530]

I think we need more people with a sense of humour. If that happened to me, I'd have a laugh out of it. After all, you know they could be going through your luggage!

Just be thankful all your sh*t is there when you reach your destination!

I don't like people unjustly searching through my property. There's no reason government agents need to check inside my luggage. They have the technology to scan packages and ensure the things they don't want in there aren't in there. They don't need someone physically going through personal belongings.

The problem with this whole process is we pay them to do so. It's still beyond me why anyone checks luggage when they fly. Take a carry on only. Ship what you can't carry.

Cut the TSA out of it.

[mawilson 2,133]

For frequent destinations it is best to leave sex toys, guns and other things there for use there.

Why? Who cares if some TSA guy finds a vibrator in your luggage?

[CDAgirlMI 51]

I agree, but I would still wash the thing before using it again. Just in case.

For sure!

[CDAgirlMI 51]

I don't like people unjustly searching through my property. There's no reason government agents need to check inside my luggage. They have the technology to scan packages and ensure the things they don't want in there aren't in there. They don't need someone physically going through personal belongings.

The problem with this whole process is we pay them to do so. It's still beyond me why anyone checks luggage when they fly. Take a carry on only. Ship what you can't carry.

Cut the TSA out of it.

No, there's no reason why anyone should look in my luggage either, but I know its going to happen.

When I'm going on vacation I bring way too many things to have it considered carry on(plus all the items not allowed on carry ons), and I think shipping it is out of the question for me. Checking it in is the only option in my case & I'm cool with everything as long as its all there when I land.

[luckytxn 2,265]

The TSA has started doing searches on the highways in TN and plan on expanding it to other states. Pretty soon you can expect to be searched anywhere. I am just surprised they haven't demanded cameras inside citizens homes and even the bedrooms yet.

[slim 1,530]

The TSA has started doing searches on the highways in TN and plan on expanding it to other states. Pretty soon you can expect to be searched anywhere. I am just surprised they haven't demanded cameras inside citizens homes and even the bedrooms yet.

They will soon.

Oh, and don't forget to stop in and make a report about your neighbors.