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[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 135 points 3 months ago

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/unexpected-items-allowed-through-tsa-security#:~:text=Full%2Dsized%20liquids%20that%20are%20frozen

It is allowed.

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 180 points 3 months ago

Big caveat

The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint.

[-] Hegar@fedia.io 134 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ah yes, the "rules only apply when I say they do" rule. Much legitimate.

[-] bss03@infosec.pub 9 points 3 months ago

Inconsistent enforcement of "the rules" is the most common form of systematic marginalization.

It's also easy of centrists to excuse, since it could happen to anyone, even when the statistic show to it is overwhelmingly correlated with some protected trait.

[+] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de -14 points 3 months ago

I mean sure, but it theoretically stops people arguing and threatening to try and bring stuff they shouldn't really be bringing through, as being able to point at that will end a lot of arguments... Equally though, it makes a lot of sense as otherwise you'd have "ah yes this bomb isn't banned because I've switched out a molecule in the explosive for an analogue"

[-] Hegar@fedia.io 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't think they need to make the enforcement of rules ultimately arbitrary to prevent explosives. You already can't bring explosives. The molecules involved are not relevant.

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

The mollecular structure isn't the only thing relevant for bombs.

You could make a bomb out of a pressurized material that you can quickly get to expand, I think that technically isn't an explosive.

I get your point but I also think having a catch all is good to prevent things that could otherwise get through by technicality.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 10 points 3 months ago

If there is a list of acceptable things, then those specific things are not things they "shouldn't be bringing on".

[-] redisdead@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

What actually happens is that some random power tripping TSA agent decides to annoy the fuck out of people he doesn't like, and when challenged he is protected by this rule.