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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 180 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Big caveat

The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 134 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Ah yes, the "rules only apply when I say they do" rule. Much legitimate.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 9 points 2 months ago

Inconsistent enforcement of "the rules" is the most common form of systematic marginalization.

It's also easy of centrists to excuse, since it could happen to anyone, even when the statistic show to it is overwhelmingly correlated with some protected trait.

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 23 points 2 months ago

See, flying isn't for people who plan. It's for people who roll 20s and not 1s. You know, lucky people. That's the message here.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago

And it's not the type of crowd that will take a 'technically correct' in good sport.