Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / July 2008

Some of the comments are funnier than the article.  Break out them tin
foil hats!

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/aviation-security/2008/Jul/01/want-some-t
orture-with-your-peanuts/

http://tinyurl.com/5bwhna

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Just when you thought you’ve heard it all...

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety
bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a
police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the
Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline
passengers.

This bracelet would:

• take the place of an airline boarding pass

• contain personal information about the traveler

• be able to monitor the whereabouts of each passenger and his/her
luggage

• shock the wearer on command, completely immobilizing him/her for
several minutes

Lets make sure we have enough for the kiddies too.

luggage

One problem with that is that, while on the ground, one
could use a GPS jammer to prevent the device from getting
its position from the satellites.