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by LotusFlower | December 22, 2008 at 08:39 am
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Security gone mad is how some have described the strip searching of a clown traveling with disadvantaged children by officials at Birmingham International Airport.
Security is important but here a little common sense might have been better employed than just following the book.
The clown , PC Konk, took it in good humour as is warranted of his profession, and off he flew with the 150 kids that were being treated to a trip abroad by the Variety Club - a charity run by UK actors and entertainers.
A children's entertainer dressed as a comedy policeman was strip-searched down to his briefs by security staff at Birmingham International Airport.
Pc Konk, aka David Vaughan, from Shard End in Birmingham, was accompanying 100 disadvantaged children for a charity flight run by Variety Club Midlands.
But a metal clasp in his costume set off the security-check alarms.
He was made to strip down to his shorts and surrender his plastic handcuffs before boarding the hour-long flight.
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at 16:33 on December 22nd, 2008
Because we all know how dangerous those plastic hand cuffs can be. Seriously. I mean the TSA here in the US will let my mom get on an aircraft with 12" knitting needles but I can't get my little Swiss Army knife on the aircraft? I had to pay that outrageous checked bag fee traveling home this fall because the same TSA folks told me that I could not carry on a Nerf Star Wars gun, still in its packaging. Who are they protecting?
at 19:09 on December 22nd, 2008
You know how many kids are afraid of clowns? Well, I guess some never grow out of it.
Besides, got to keep those fear levels up.
at 12:09 on December 23rd, 2008
All joking aside.. this is a serious issue. I mean, the terrorists are always looking for new ways to attack us!! Haven't you ever hear the term " I died laughing.". I think we should be careful... don't let people board planes with joke books either!