Good Sense vs. Hyperbole
[Editors note:I drafted this blog entry last December but never published it. The extra freedoms we recently re-gained (ie. tweezers and nail clippers) have been more than obliterated by the new war on moisture.]
Looks like I might be able to take tweezers on board my flight on Sunday after all as US Transportation Security Administration chief Edmund Hawley is expected to announce a relaxation of the post 9/11 ban on airline passengers carrying sharp objects.
Such common sense is generally applauded by the public and attacked (ie. made into a story) by the media, as witnessed in the frenzied response to Amanda Vanstones comments last month.
This time, however, the media seems to be taking a reasonable stance and it has fallen to the US Association of Flight Attendants to provide the silly response:
"When weapons are allowed back on board an aircraft, the pilots will be able to land the plane safely, but the aisles will be running with blood," said Corey Caldwell, a spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants.
It just doesn't get much more hyperbolic than that!
02:28 AM, 03 Sep 2006 by Mark Aufflick Permalink