Stallion Pruno!

What's this world coming to, when the man who OWNS THE WORLD can't even board a plane?

There was damage to the fence. .... Porat is charged with unlawful entry of a secured airport area and aircraft, vandalism and criminal trespass.

Doesn't damage anything but charged with vandalism. Am I missing something?

This is MY island.

The Almighty said I am gonna be fine.

I'm pretty sure you're farked.

I like that guy

GoodOmens: There was damage to the fence. .... Porat is charged with unlawful entry of a secured airport area and aircraft, vandalism and criminal trespass.

Doesn't damage anything but charged with vandalism. Am I missing something?

Apparently, there was "damage" to the fence. Unless he cut it, I have no idea what climbing over it could have done. But I haven't climbed a fence since I was a kid.

This just proves a point I've often made. TSA is a joke and can never really keep us safe. It is too easy for someone to gain access to aircraft at an airport and essentially no fool-proof way of securing a flight line.

But this guy is the owner of the world. That's easy to see.

Can you just jump a fence, sneak onto the plane, and fly to wherever it's going, just by acting smooth?

"I own the world"

He looks NOTHING like Obama...

base935: Can you just jump a fence, sneak onto the plane, and fly to wherever it's going, just by acting smooth?

You can if you pronounce it "smoove".

I tried that. I ran into Steve Martin.

JackieRabbit: This just proves a point I've often made. TSA is a joke and can never really keep us safe. It is too easy for someone to gain access to aircraft at an airport and essentially no fool-proof way of securing a flight line.


That's what I love about the folks who tout the security of airports. If you ever want to have real fun, ask them why employees don't have to go through the screening process. Considering that most incidents involve employee misconduct (theft, smuggling, etc.), you'd think that they'd want to put them through the same security controls, right?

/it's fun to watch the implosion when the realization hits them
//there's a reason that TSA advertises on pizza boxes

It's funny because a lunatic was able to bypass the entire security apparatus and get on a plane while the heroic agents of the TSA were still inside taking x-rays of boobies. Notice how they had to call the REAL cops to deal with him.

Also, "I Own Tha World" should be a hip-hop album.

Curious: Walker: Porat never gained access to secured areas of the terminal building.

He was on the f*cking plane! I think that's a little more troublesome than that he did not get access to the TSA smoking lounge.

thank you. that was bothering me too.

But at least you know that you are safe inside of that airport Chili's

devildog123: JackieRabbit: This just proves a point I've often made. TSA is a joke and can never really keep us safe. It is too easy for someone to gain access to aircraft at an airport and essentially no fool-proof way of securing a flight line.

But this guy is the owner of the world. That's easy to see.

Yeah, airport security, if you try to get on the airport anywhere besides the passenger terminal is more or less non-existent. The company I fly for works out of the GA side of the airport, and there's NO security. When they had the new 787 up for it's cold weather test trials last winter, I hopped in one of our company vehicles (again, no fence between them and the rest of the world, and we keep the keys in them), called up ground and got clearance to drive over and take a look. No one stopped me or asked any questions, and I drove right up and looked around. I could have just as easily driven over to some of the 737s and done damn near anything I wanted to them. Once you're on the airfield, everyone just assumes you're supposed to be there.

CSB: When I was in the US Air Farce, I was in SAC and assigned to a bomb wing. One evening about 10 pm, I had to go over to the alert pad. For those who don't know what this is, it is the area where the nuke-loaded bombers stand ready to go at a moment's notice. I saw a shadow moving behind one of the B-52's gear and turned my vehicle toward the bird. I saw a man in civilian clothes looking up into the wheel ell. So I flipped my radio over to the security police channel and reported an intruder. Alarms instantly went off and policemen came flying out of the alert CC. It turned out that it was a common drunk, who didn't even know where he was. But boy-howdy, did the SPs have a lot to explain to the wing commander, starting with how this guy not only got onto the base undetected, but all the way to and into the alert pad. Three months later, there was a big drug bust in their barracks, so there's that.

Walker: Porat never gained access to secured areas of the terminal building.

He was on the f*cking plane! I think that's a little more troublesome than that he did not get access to the TSA smoking lounge.

No, see this just means that the TSA are doing their jobs by keeping the terminal safe. It's not their job to prevent the things they are unable to prevent.

StrangeQ: No, see this just means that the TSA are doing their jobs by keeping the terminal safe. It's not their job to prevent the things they are unable to prevent.

The TSA's job is to prevent dangerous passengers and objects from getting aboard an aircraft. The whole idea of the TSA was noting more than a knee-jerk reaction and an effort to make us feel safe. However, several studies have shown that the TSA's procedures are no more effective than those that were in effect prior to its creation. And passengers have never been more than a rare occasional problem. It is far easier to get a bomb on board an aircraft from outside the terminal or to sabotage an aircraft. Airport security is practically non-existent. As someone else noted, once you get onto the flight line, everyone assumes you are supposed to be there. Dress like an airline maintenance employee and have a fake ID badge and you can pretty much do what you want. TSA doesn't even have the authority to address this larger threat. So what the hell good are they? I suggest none.

Agrees

Security theater people, security theater.

Vitamin Pb: Hey, at least he never got to the secure area of the Terminal!

Of course, if he could bluff his way onto a plane, then he has access to the secure area of some other terminal.

In theory, a terrorist could book a flight on a big plane from DC to California, check in online and print his boarding pass, then hop a fence at Elmira regional airport just as a puddle jumper is boarding 8 or 9 passengers from the tarmac. He gets out at Terminal A of Dulles airport, well past the security, and walks onto his "connecting" flight.