Posted
6/16/2007 05:20:00 PM
by Douglas
I think we can all agree that airport security has gone a bit overboard since 9/11, but I also think that anyone that doesn't think that
this is taking it too far is a total idiot.
A man found last year at George Bush Intercontinental Airport with a stick of dynamite from a Bolivian silver mine was sentenced Friday to two years' probation.
Howard MacFarland Fish, 21, apologized to his parents and the 200 passengers aboard the Aug. 25 flight from Buenos Aires.
"I didn't think this ever needed to be a felony case," said U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison, "but I understand the reasons for it."
Authorities found the dynamite labeled "Danger Explosive" in Fish's checked luggage after his arrival at Bush.
The Lafayette (Pa.) College student also had three black powder fuses, an electrical blasting cap and a bag of ammonium nitrate.
Fish said he was vacationing and brought the items home as souvenirs.
Souvenirs? Maybe you should consider spoons or shot glasses.