Originally Posted by SXB
It seems that technology can never replace an agile human mind...
Apparently the security apparatus is functoning with the agility of an Olympic gymnast...
Boy, 12, evades security clampdown
Wednesday, August 16, 2006; Posted: 12:25 p.m. EDT (16:25 GMT)
SPECIAL REPORT
LONDON, England -- Despite a high level of alert at British airports, a 12-year-old boy managed to board a plane at Gatwick without a passport, ticket or boarding pass.
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"The boy had passed through a full security screening process and we are confident there was no threat to passengers, staff or the aircraft at any time," said Stewart McDonald, a spokesman for BAA, which operates Gatwick, Heathrow and five other major UK airports...
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His mother, who cannot be named because her son is in care, said she was stunned he evaded the security checks.
Here's the link to the full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe...boy/index.html
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The moment we start looking for objects and not people at airport gates the system's totally ineffective."