Police State

Apparently something happened to small pocket knives that suddenly make them safe to carry on airplanes. I don't know what changed. It seems to me the pocket knife that was unsafe yesterday is the just the same today, but according to TSA, it changed. The TSA fairy must have waved a magic wand and transformed them all while we were asleep.

"Speaking at a security conference in New York, TSA Administrator John Pistole said the new rules would allow airport officials to focus on the biggest threats instead of holding everyone to the same standards.
But unions representing flight attendants fired off immediately that the plan is an “outrageous” and dangerous idea that makes TSA’s job easier at the peril of workers on the planes.
The groups said they would fight right up to April 25 to get the TSA to rescind Tuesday’s announcement."

I feel warm and cuddly all over knowing my TSA big brothers have magically transformed small pocket knives to be safe. What would we do without these magic, benevolent molesters... I mean protectors?

"“As the last line of defense in the cabin and key aviation partners, we believe that these proposed changes will further endanger the lives of all flight attendants and the passengers we work so hard to keep safe and secure,” the Association of Flight Attendants said in a statement."

Last line of defense in their egos. I seem to remember passengers thwarted the Christmas underwear bomber, not flight attendants.