Stop Idiocy

Explosively delicious!

A woman traveling to Las Vegas violated anti-terrorism regulations when she attempted to board an airplane with a pair of cupcakes this week.

Rebecca Hains was stopped by the TSA and informed that the “gel-like” icing on her delicious baked goods could potentially be used as an explosive, and was forced to surrender them. According to ABCNews.com, Hains had no trouble a few days earlier at Logan International airport in Boston, where TSA agents commented that the cupcakes looked delicious. Obviously, TSA agents in Las Vegas didn’t agree.

The TSA has quite the history when it comes to confiscating items of questionable danger. For example:

• TSA screeners in Minneapolis confiscated a man’s Audi car key, calling it a “switchblade-style” prohibited item.
• Agents took nail clippers from a soldier returning from Afghanistan with his unit; allowed him to take his rifle on board.
• In Denver, a pregnant woman had her insulin seized, despite the fact that she had a doctor’s note.
• A mentally-challenged man’s (plastic) toy hammer was confiscated in Detroit.
• Screeners in Albany confiscated bottled water… and missed a simulated bomb in the same bag during a TSA test.

Meanwhile, the TSA’s record on finding items that are actually dangerous is pretty much abysmal.

As far as the cupcakes go, I know that I’ll sleep better knowing that our skies are free from the threat of delicious, sugary treats.