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at the end they let him go. he triggered alarms, they checked, determined him not a threat, let him go. false positive would be him charged with terrorism.
by pinaceae 13y ago
at the end they let him go. he triggered alarms, they checked, determined him not a threat, let him go.
false positive would be him charged with terrorism.
- jlgreco 13y agoThat is an absurd redefinition of failure that serves no purpose but to make the TSA look better. If he were charged you'd undoubtedly just redefine "false positive" to be falsely convicted, not 'merely' charged.
- alexwright 13y agoAnd if convicted it would move onto "at least he wasn't summarily executed, he can appeal" "The system working" here in the UK unfortunately can mean serving only 16 years in prsion before a conviction is overturned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six Relevent bit is under the Trail section: "On 12 May 1975 the six men were charged with murder and conspiracy to cause explosions." "Forensic scientist Dr Frank Skuse used positive Griess test results to claim that Hill and Power had handled explosives"