Batty Rule Reversed

[Tropicana]

An e-mail with this subject line arrived in my inbox this morning. Without reading any further, what do you think it is about?

I wonder if the headline was written by a Jamaican with a sense of humour.

Remember, no peeking until you answer the question.

[Tropicana]

No cheating. Ansah first.

[RichD]

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[Tropicana]

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[Tropicana]

This is what it is about.




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NO KNIVES, BATS OR CLUBS

TSA reverses itself after fierce opposition




06 JUN 2013: Well, sanity seems to have returned. The Obama administration said Wednesday it was abandoning a plan that would have let passengers carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes.



The decision by the head of the Transportation Security Administration, John Pistole, came after fierce opposition by members of Congress, airlines, labour unions and some law enforcement groups. They said that people intent on causing harm could use the knives and other items to injure or kill passengers and crew.

Knives and sports equipment will remain on the list of prohibited items, and shelving the proposal will allow the agency to focus on other priorities, including expanding the Pre-Check programme to identify earlier those travellers who don't present a security risk, Pistole said in an Associated Press interview.

Pistole had presented the proposal to loosen the rules for carry-ons in March, saying the knives and other items couldn't enable terrorists to cause a plane to crash. He said intercepting the items took time better used searching for explosives and other more serious threats.

Agency screeners apparently confiscate more than 2,000 of the small folding knives from passengers each day.

Last month 145 House members signed a letter asking Pistole to retain the policy barring passengers from including the knives and other items from in their carry-on bags.

Flight attendant unions organized protests in Washington and at airports across the country. Airlines for America, which represents major US carriers, and executives from some of the nation's largest airlines came out against the proposal.

"After getting the input from all these different constituents, I realized there was not across-the-board support that would serve us well in moving forward,'' Pistole said.

By withdrawing the proposal, he said agency can focus on programmes to identify the greatest security threats.

[diabolical_Tanya]

An e-mail with this subject line arrived in my inbox this morning. Without reading any further, what do you think it is about?

I wonder if the headline was written by a Jamaican with a sense of humour.

Remember, no peeking until you answer the question.

I would have thought this http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batty

Definition of BATTY

1
: of, relating to, or resembling a bat

2
: mentally unstable : crazy
— bat·ti·ness noun

See batty defined for English-language learners »

See batty defined for kids »

Examples of BATTY

• <a batty old lady who lives with 100 cats>

First Known Use of BATTY

1590

[Tropicana]

And that is the FIRST thing that came to your mind.

[franksterr]

Batty Man dem set free a yard......fi do as dem please wid dem batty.

[Tropicana]