Woman with a butcher knife in her purse at the Newark Liberty Airport

[trust no one]

Earlier this week, an airport screener at Newark Airport was removed from her usual checkpoint for “remedial training,” when she failed to see a butcher knife in a passenger’s purse that passed through the x-ray machine. Only after having cleared security and taken a seat in the boarding area did Ms. Katrina Bell, a former Newark resident, traveling to her current home in North Carolina, notice that she had forgotten to remove the butcher knife from her purse.

When she alerted the security people (She was worried someone would see the knife and conclude that she was a terrorist), they questioned the security screener who indicated that she had not noticed the knife in the bag. Ms. Bell was asked to return the knife to the bag and pass it through the x-ray machine again. Apparently, the knife was easily seen on the screen.

Neither Ms. Bell nor her sister, Tikisha Bell Gowens, with whom she had intended to travel, was arrested. Ms. Bell continued on her trip (without the blade), but her sister remained behind because of the delay.

Katrina Bell said she placed the butcher knife in her purse before a "blind date," and simply forgot it was there. She may not have been a terrorist, but clearly she is not one to be trifled with. It’s a good thing the blind date guy didn’t get grabby.

[crazytimes]

I remember hearing this story a LONG time ago. It's not good that the screened missed it but...who CARRIES A BUTCHER KNIFE IN THEIR PURSE! If you are so worried about a blind date that you'd do something so ridiculous, you should trust your instincts and just skip the date.