Sippy Cup Terrorist Threat

In the “What Next” department, you’d better not try brazenly slipping by the crackerjack security at Washington’s Reagan National Airport with a sippy cup and a cranky toddler excuse! The perp, Monica Emmerson who is a former Secret Service officer tried just such an infraction, saying that the suspicious cup was filled with water. Uh huh..likely story hey?
Oh okay, It turns out that it was filled with water, but rules are rules, and no liquids are allowed aboard, as they could be dangerous. Ms Emmerson stated that the TSA screener seized the child’s cup after asking if there was water in it, and told her that she would have to leave the security checkpoint and dump out the water if she wanted the cup.
TSA and Emmerson’s accounts diverge here, however. TSA said she was “out of control” as she was escorted out with the dangerous sippy cup full of H20, and flashed her security badge, as well as some epitaphs about “stupid” rules, and dumped the water on the floor, which they forced her to wipe up with paper towels.
Ms Emmerson states that she was understandably nervous flying with a toddler, who was starting to tire of this exchange, and wander off , causing her to accidentally spilled some water while trying to unscrew the lid to demonstrate that it was harmless by taking a sip. No doubt the toddler was in line with some nice family heading for Jamaica by this time.
Can you still order a drink onboard? If so, let this be a warning to you sippy cup fans, nail clipper carriers, and crochet hook terrorists. Wait until you’re on the plane and stock up on those nifty little bottles of booze, you’ll need something to pass the time, if you don’t want to spend it in security at the airport. AP News 6/16/07