The Reality of Our Worst Airport Security Nightmare
A year ago, MIT student Star Simpson arrived at an airport wearing an LED sweatshirt. And while this sweatshirt was not much different than LED apparel we’ve featured on Gizmodo before, Simpson was tackled by security before going through months of media attacks and court processes to clear her name. In an absolutely superb interview, Simpson takes BoingBoing (and now you) through the entire story. Watch it over your lunch if you need to, but definitely give it a few minutes of your time. And from now on, only wear your finest name-brand Wal-Mart attire when travelling. [boingboing]
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How about I strap a Nintendo DS onto my shirt if I go to the airport and see what happens
I called it right from the beginning: 1. She was innocent and 2. The Play-Do was an embellishment by the police. The same as when the London police shot the innocent Brazilian five times in the head in the subway — the police always embellish a lot in these cases from the very start. Once public opinion gets formed, the whole thing tends to blow over, and once the truth gets sifted out, those police get off the hook. Obscene this police officer saying that she is lucky not to be in the morgue. Obscene.