cant terrorist and criminals set the plane on fire and stuff
2007-07-20 13:04:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why is the left so up in arms about this? God forbid we pay extra attention to young people from the Middle East, but don't you DARE get on a plane with a lighter.
Smokers carry cigarettes and - GASP! - lighters with them when they travel. What gives you - or anyone else - the right to tell them no?
2007-07-20 13:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jadis 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I travel all the time and the best answer is matches. You can even keep those in your pants pocket because the security laser doesn't pick it up. Also, 9 times out of 10 I am able to get away with my lighter when I keep it in my camera bag. The extra-thick padding and the other little gizmos in the bag cover it up on the X-Ray. The worst that happens when they do find it, is they search the bag and take it away. No big deal. I just pretend like I forgot to take it out of the bag. Or you can always put it in your checked baggage, that is OK.
2016-05-18 22:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by kesha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't the 70s, where everyone wearing polyester was a potential firebomb.
They've concluded that even with lighters, we're safe because 4 ounces or less of toothpaste doesn't make a big fire.
Besides, we all have duct tape if we need it, right?
2007-07-20 13:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do they? I haven't been on a plane in my entire life that permitted smoking...I think you're confusing DC outlets for the presence of a cigarette lighting.
2007-07-20 13:06:41 · answer #4 · answered by a rectangle curve 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because tobacco is a BIG lobby... If people can't light-up the second they land, the terrorists have already won.
2007-07-20 13:10:54 · answer #5 · answered by Fretless 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's strange, some days they take the lighters and some days they don't.
But they never take up matches!
Go Figure-
2007-07-20 13:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by curious1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are setting the stage for the next false flag event to occur.
2007-07-20 13:22:05 · answer #7 · answered by Peter Pumpkin Eater 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seriously? Are you telling me they couldn't have done the same thing with matches?
Matches were never banned.
To answer your question though, it''s because it was a stupid rule to begin with.
2007-07-20 13:21:56 · answer #8 · answered by bigdaddy33 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wait just a minute ... I thought the terrorist had nothing to do with 9.11 .... all the dems are in a stir that the events of 9.11 were planned by our Government.
2007-07-20 13:45:06 · answer #9 · answered by ValleyR 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you don't smoke do you...other wise you'd know that lighters never work when you need them to...lol
2007-07-20 13:12:53 · answer #10 · answered by htierney61 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋