Delta stole my wii >:

[Semitry]

That sucks. On a somewhat related note, the one time I checked my 360 in just a bag with no padding-thought it was small enough to carry on-, it made it safely to my destination! Guess no one wants a 360 lol.

[Akanei]

You're allowed to lock your bags, but they need to be locks that have been preapproved by TSA (there's a decently long list, if not said on the containers for the locks.)

It won't stop the inspection but they can get into trouble for cutting those specific locks.

[Devek]

I haven't read any law against what type of locks you can or can not use on luggage.

Not saying it isn't there.. but i'm curious WHY they have a right to search your bags and when and where you agreed to that and if that agreement is legal much less constitutional.

What right does a bunch of lowlives have going through your bags in the name of "national security?" A fucking cop doesn't even have the right to do that so why would a $6.50 an hour fucker working in an airport have it?

[aurik]

I haven't read any law against what type of locks you can or can not use on luggage.

Not saying it isn't there.. but i'm curious WHY they have a right to search your bags and when and where you agreed to that and if that agreement is legal much less constitutional.

What right does a bunch of lowlives have going through your bags in the name of "national security?" A fucking cop doesn't even have the right to do that so why would a $6.50 an hour fucker working in an airport have it?

Hey don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

[edgarfigaro]

I haven't read any law against what type of locks you can or can not use on luggage.

Not saying it isn't there.. but i'm curious WHY they have a right to search your bags and when and where you agreed to that and if that agreement is legal much less constitutional.

What right does a bunch of lowlives have going through your bags in the name of "national security?" A fucking cop doesn't even have the right to do that so why would a $6.50 an hour fucker working in an airport have it?

Because flying is priviledge, not a constitutional right. They have every right to search your bag, and if you disagree, tought shit, you don't get to fly. Also, most TSA people make a shitload more than $6.50 an hour (try more like 30), and most baggage handlers also make a shitload more than 6.50...that's why I got so pissed when the baggage handlers in Philly had a sick out last time I went through there...they're at best high school grads and making 50k a year, and that's not enough? bullshit...fucking unions.

[royze]

being lebenese is a reason to check your luggage
lawl

[Devek]

Driving is also a privileged and not a right....

The people at the turnpikes still can't stop and search me at the tool booths.

[Nighty]

I haven't read any law against what type of locks you can or can not use on luggage.

Not saying it isn't there.. but i'm curious WHY they have a right to search your bags and when and where you agreed to that and if that agreement is legal much less constitutional.

What right does a bunch of lowlives have going through your bags in the name of "national security?" A fucking cop doesn't even have the right to do that so why would a $6.50 an hour fucker working in an airport have it?

Well here in NYC the cops are allowed to search your bags if you take mass transit (MTA): ever since 9/11. Also they can search your bags if someone reported it to the cops that you looks like a weird character. This was a terrible incident that happen to Lordwafik and they have no right to take it away. Even if they took it because it looked like a bomb. They would have pulled wafik to the side and question him about that box. I will say this was a simple theft crime and to report it to the police and Delta.

[Obev]

they took it because it looked like a bomb.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1...oniniteyc2.jpg

oshi...

[solsovly]

Wafik, did you register the serial number?

[Vertabreaker]

What you do is pack all of your shit up for your trip and put anything you don't want possibly lost in your carry on(within size). I just went to utah/colorado to go snowboarding with a buddy of mine who moved out there recently and he wanted me to bring my Wii since he hadn't bought one yet. I threw it in my carry on with my iPod, PSP, etc. They stopped me at the security checkpoint but only because the security guy wanted to know how I liked it lol.

I've taken my Wii, PS2, and 360 through the airport on seperate trips and each time, it goes in my backpack / carry on and no one said anything yet.

[Lbelle]

I always thought if you put a lock on your bag they broke the lock and looked in your suitcase. At BWI, LAX, Orlando Natl., etc., they've ALWAYS told me when checking baggage to take any locks off my baggage.

[Raineer]

This is why you get a lock for your luggage..

The locks on my luggage from AU to here were broken , and inside was a slip of paper saying crap like blahblah baggage inspection.

Sweet.. You can actually sue the pants off them now.

They admit they opened it. They admit they broke YOUR lock to protect something you put in there that was valuable.

It costs like $35 to file depending on where you live and you won't even need a lawyer. They will give you like $800 to shut up, lol. Very easy money

Have you ever flown? Airports are allowed to break your locks.

lol @ terrorists bringing bombs onto planes and using a $1 bag padlock to preserve their rights

[Quixon]

I'm on planes usually 3-4 times a month b/c of my job. Let me shed a little light on this for ya.


First off, as it was said befor you can only lock your checked luggage with TSA Approved Locks. They are usually combination locks that have a odd shaped key slot in the bottom, thus making it accessible for search. This will prevent anyone other than TSA Officials from opening your shit..... ie. the degenerates that drive the baggage carts.

Secondly, the TSA (Transport Safety Administration) is part of the Department of Homeland Security, and thusly is sanctioned by the United States Government. They are given clearance through the Dept. of Homeland Security to check any and/or all persons/luggage going into or comming out of an airport. Toll booth workers on the other hand don't have this authority.

Thirdly, usually all you have to do is call the airlines customer service number to resolve any issues you have. I've never had anything stolen out of a bag persay, but I have had entire pieces of luggage dissapear. The stuff I lost was about $600-$700 worth of business suits.

Always prioritize when you pack. Put your most valuable items in your carry on at all times if worse comes to worse you can ask to gate check a bag that is to large to put in the overhead compartment.

[Norelco]

LOL I remember one time I went on a trip with my fiance and her parents and I had a bunch of electronics in my bag like my digital camera, GBA, laptop, other shit...lighter, cigarettes, condoms.

Security stopped me and they took everything out of my fucking carry-on and of course her mom and dad are watching when they take the condoms out. I wasn't engaged to her at the time so it was a bit awkward I bet when they found out we were fucking.

[Kurp]

http://www.ups.com/

[Necronus]

I can basically confirm this. As if it even needed confirming.

When I flew home from Chicago I asked if I could lock the bag (using one of the tiny little mini lock that came with the luggage), they said no because of the search which occurs AFTER I pass the luggage to them. I then asked if they are allowed to take the lock and put it on themselves after the search. They said yes, so I gave them the lock and the luggage. As you probably can figure out, no one ever attached the lock, and I the lock probably never left O'Hare. Luckily, no stolen DS, which was in the bag. Moral: At Big Airports You're Screwed. Period.

In contrast, flying to Chicago (and Florida) from my little airport that has maybe 1-2 of those entension tunnels for larger planes, while the rest of the traffic is smaller walk on planes (like Delta Connection), the check happens BEFORE you turn your luggage in to the lady at the counter. Mainly because they handle maybe 20 or so people on a bad rush hour tops, and they only have 1-2 check stations at each end of the terminal. So its not that hard for them to have you hand the guy your bags, stand there and watch him search it (which is nothing more than running a chemical detection strip along the interior, they don't actually SEARCH your bags at my airport), then lock the bag yourself and put it on the weigh station yourself. Moral: At small airports you have a much grearter chance of viewing the entire process.

[royze]

brings us all to a conclusion..
if you cant afford a wii

start working in an airport

[Isiolia]

Get in touch with them. Seriously. They have procedures for shit like this *because it happens all the time*.

A few years ago I was flying over to Germany to visit my parents and youngest brother when they lived there. I foolishly put my digital camera, and a Dreamcast with games that was a gift for my brother, into my checked bag.
Guess what didn't make it past the airport in Atlanta?

However, my dad and I worked on it, made some calls, filled out some claim forms, and I got compensated for the stuff that got stolen. No lawsuits, no campaigns, there are procedures for it because it's not an odd occurrence.

[Devek]

Secondly, the TSA (Transport Safety Administration) is part of the Department of Homeland Security, and thusly is sanctioned by the United States Government. They are given clearance through the Dept. of Homeland Security to check any and/or all persons/luggage going into or comming out of an airport. Toll booth workers on the other hand don't have this authority.

I still don't see how this is LEGAL.

The constitution is supposed to protect us from that

None of this is in the name of security.. Ponder this.

If they have such unfettered access to steal stuff unchecked, they also have unfettered access to PLANT THE BOMB THEMSELVES.

If I was a terrorist I would just get a job working for the TFA and plant bombs on all sorts of luggage.. I would never get caught