TSA relaxes rules

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Some knives and assorted sports equipment will soon be allowed to be carried on.
http://www.tsa.gov/sites/default/fil..._update.pdfnot al
Not all are pleased though.

But flight attendants say even small knives present a real threat. Stacy Martin, president of the Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Union, said, "When you look back before 9/11, all it took was box cutters coming through. At this point you have knives, small knives, it's all the same to us."

http://m.cbsnews.com/fullstory.rbml?...&videofeed=999

Well, incursions upon freedom are all the same to many too. But the reasoning is these items couldnt be used to take control of the aircraft; could someone hijack an airplane with a wine key's foil cutter? A lacrosse stick? Does anyone fear that those items pose a threat to passengers/staff?

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Some knives and assorted sports equipment will soon be allowed to be carried on.
http://www.tsa.gov/sites/default/fil..._update.pdfnot al
Not all are pleased though.

... all it took was box cutters coming through.

Disagree with her. Ignorance to the threat was far more detrimental.