Pie™ Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 Clicky Keen security personnel at Birmingham International Airport ordered a man to turn his t-shirt inside out because it bore a drawing of two crossed guns. Staffordshire design engineer Dave Osbourne was wearing a Guns N Rollers t-shirt. Guns N Rollers are a team in "an all-female roller derby league located in Portland Oregon", according to their website. Their logo is a tribute to that of hard rocking, hard drinking, legendarily fractious LA band Guns N Roses. As he waited to board the flight to Newark, New Jersey, guards told Osbourne the graphic represented a security risk, and could upset other passengers. Okay, so I know it's not a full-blown terror alert, but still... :-|
Dagobahn Eagle Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 I think that out of good ole respect, he should've turned it inside-out. It'd worry me slightly to see something like that.
IG-64 Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 Even today I don't think I'd even give that T-shirt a second glance.
Commander Obi-Wan Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 I guess it'd be expected nowadays since 9/11. But it's a T-Shirt! I see nothing wrong with a logo for a roller-derby team. >_>
CapNColostomy Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 This might be the stupidest thing I've ever seen. People are feeling threatened by ****ing cotton t-shirts now?
toms Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 The t-shirt i wore today had a skeleton on it.. i'll have to remember not to wear that one when i try and fly to milan next week... sheesh.. @Eagle: do you mean respect for GnR?
MrWally Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 So we've gone from *ahhh! his skin color is different than mine! He MUST be a terrorist!* to *That man has guns on his shirt, he's going to hijack the plane!!!* psh, I think it's stupid, but I probably would have turned my shirt inside out too just to not cause trouble.
TiE23 Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 Damn, I'd hate to live in America... oh wait... Anyway, that's pretty lame and I'm with IG. I wouldn't even notice it if some guy was walking down the street with that shirt on. Also, it would make a great MadTV skit if some guy tried to high-jack a airplane with a hand-drawn picture of a pistol and threaten them with that.
ET Warrior Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 He could've been wearing a T-shirt that said "I eat babies" for all I care. It's a T-SHIRT.
RoxStar Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Um, with the anniversary of the attacks upon us, I'm pretty sure that people would be especially sensitive about things like that. Better safe than sorry.
Kurgan Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 "I've got a picture of a gun and I'm not afraid to use it!" Stupid! Now if he were wearing an Osama Bin Laden T-shirt, I can see why people might be offended... (and yes, they do exist, in many forms)
Darth Groovy Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 He looks shifty to me... What he said... Somebody should put the screws to him...
Emperor Devon Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 It was completely reasonable to make him turn the shirt inside out. We all know that slightly changing the pattern of cotton on a shirt can make it just as terror-inspiring and lethal as a device that can kill someone with a squeeze or two of the trigger...
CapNColostomy Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Better safe than sorry. How is safety, or lack of, even a factor in this conversation?
St. Jimmy Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Damn, I'll have to remember not to wear my 'I'm going to hi-jack this plane shirt' anymore... Do you think the guards would let you on with that just 'cause it's so obviously dumb?
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 What he said... Somebody should put the screws to him... Damn right. "He ain't gon' make it past the parish line." Whoever identifies the movie that's from gets a cookie.
Lantzen Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 That is the dumbess **** i have heard in a long time, who cares about if he have guns on his t-shirt
Samuel Dravis Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Damn right. "He ain't gon' make it past the parish line." Whoever identifies the movie that's from gets a cookie. Easy Rider. And yes, this is pretty stupid.
Jeff Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 If they consider that a security threat, what next?
Rogue Nine Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Better safe than sorry. How is safety, or lack of, even a factor in this conversation? Quoted for emphasis.
Alegis Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 who cares about if he have guns on his t-shirt A cognitive reader would note that obviously, the airport (security) does. Apparantly many don't take notice of the fear of flight which is very harmful to business, as well as otherwise stressed out people for all the terrorist fear news and putting a 9/11 pic on the frontpage of all papers EVERY year. Like recently, for example. Although the chances are very small, thanks to waves of fear news the fear IS there. Wearing T-Shirts with guns/bombs/... on it (yes they don't kill people. But it does upset them) is an insult to an org that highly forbids it. Am I for banning every tshirt in airport resembling violence? Perhaps not. Disagree with those who think the airport has no rights to do it, or claim it's stupid? Yes. I also think you*'re very cool you have no problems with a tshirt with guns. Me neither. *generalising
milo Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 I didn't even see the guns on it until I looked closer. Sheesh, some people are ****ing morons.
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