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The Transportation Security Administration continues to amaze me. 

Case in point; Patrick Smith, an airline pilot, attempted to include in his carry-on luggage a small knife that came from an airline meal.

A TSA supervisor refused to allow the knife through the security check, because the 5-inch long knife was serrated. 

As Patrick pointed out on his blog post at Salon, he was supposed to fly the plane. If he wanted to do some damage, he doesn’t need a knife.  

Image courtesy of Johan Larson through a Creative Commons license.

Starting 21 June 2008, the TSA will bar anyone who refuses to show a valid identification card, passport or document from the secure areas of airports.

People who claim, state or lie that they left their ID at home will be given an extra physical search before being allowed to fly. This is the same treatment that anyone who wanted to fly without an ID card or document were getting in the past. Now the TSA bar anyone who admits that they want to fly without an ID.

More details are available at the Surveillance State blog on Cnet.

Image courtesy of pixthree under a Creative Commons license.