Posted: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:25, Edited: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:26
by Dave Mindeman
What is it with the Twin Cities airport? That place isn't dangerous beause of any terror threats....it more dangerous because of the insane policies of its departments and customs.
Today's news about the treatment of the Finnish musicians is the latest in a series of incidents not exactly corroborating the "Minnesota Nice" tradition.
Of course, it is hard to forget the detention of the 6 Muslim Immams from last year.
Then of course we have the Larry Craig incident. Outside of the stupidity of Senator Craig, why are the airport police focusing on bathrooms and not on passenger safety?
Other incidents keep popping up. A Somali woman employee at the airport was fired because she refused to wear pants.
An Asian gentleman was detained and his laptap searched for over 4 hours because of suspected posession of "child pornography" even though he explained that his job was in technology and routinely did general searches which often brought in questionable material.
Then there is the jet fuel leaks a couple years ago, the airport noise controversy, and the dispute with the Muslim cab drivers.
If you are planning a trip through our wonderful airport... make sure you are white and anglo saxon, driving your own vehicle, have no carry on baggage, are not religious, and have good bladder control.
If you qualify, have a nice trip!
Oh, by the way.....let's hope the plane doesn't crash.
