[aldo_14]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/24/pneumatic_miscalculation/

A passenger who rather ill-advisedly told security at Chicago's O'Hare Airport that part of his penis pump was a bomb faces a possible three years' jail on a felony disorderly conduct rap, The Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mardin Amin, 29, was en route to Turkey on 16 August with his dear old ma and two small children when a female security operative extracted a "small, black, squeezable rubber object" from his backpack. Since he was standing next to his mum, Amin decided to whisper out of the corner of his mouth that it was a "pump". The guard misheard it as "bomb", with inevitable consequences.

That, at least, was the version offered yesterday by Amin's defense attorney, Eileen O'Neill-Burke, in the Cook County courtroom where the pneumatic defendant sought to clarify the misunderstanding. As "snickering police officers watched the court proceedings", O'Neill-Burke explained: "He told her it's a pump. He's standing with his mother. Of course he's not going to shout this out."

The guard, however, insisted Amin had said "bomb". On the basis of this testimony, Judge Gerald Winiecki declared there was enough evidence for the case to move forward, and Amin is accordingly due back before the beak on 13 September.

After the hearing, a "mostly jovial" Amin - who works for a "janitorial service" - insisted he'd never use the word "bomb" while passing through airport security. Regarding the offending device, he added: "It's normal. Half of America they use it."

[TopAce]

That's insane. 

[Colonol Dekker]

Whats insane is that a 29 year old man,
A- own one,
B- bring it on a trip whilest accompanying his old dear............


I think a half Darwin is in order as he screwed the pooch royally..... :

[Night Hammer]

[Taristin]

What can I say that isn't obvious? It's profiling... no obvious. He was trying to save face.... no obvious. Hmm... nothing, I guess.

Giving him 3 years for that is bull****.

[Ulala]

Wow, that would piss me off so bad I would hardly be able to function properly. I mean, okay yeah, what the heck is he doing with a pump, but on the other hand, I'm sure there's plenty of words that some overzealous nervous flight attendant would overhear as "bomb." Three years for it? Screw that.

[Nuke]

let this be a lesson to you all, when you fly, dont put your sex toys in your carry-on bags. seriously. and take the batteries out, aint you ever seen that scene from fight club?

[Rictor]

Damn, I can't recall how many times I've yelled out "This guy's got a bomb" or something similar while going through an airport. Granted, that was years ago, and probably no one would believe that a cute little ten-year old boy would be in possession of a pump bomb.

[Fragrag]

Damn, I can't recall how many times I've yelled out "This guy's got a bomb" or something similar while going through an airport. Granted, that was years ago, and probably no one would believe that a cute little ten-year old boy would be in possession of a pump bomb.

Unfortunately times has changed, I think even an adorable wide eyed puppy-faced baby saying 'bomb' playfully would be stopped and the family searched fifty times over

[Prophet]

Unfortunately times has changed, I think even an adorable wide eyed puppy-faced baby saying 'bomb' playfully would be stabbed and the family sued fifty times over

Fixed that for you...

[Sandwich]

Damn, I can't recall how many times I've yelled out "This guy's got a bomb" or something similar while going through an airport. Granted, that was years ago, and probably no one would believe that a cute little ten-year old boy would be in possession of a pump bomb.

Unfortunately times has changed, I think even an adorable wide eyed puppy-faced baby saying 'bomb' playfully would be stopped and the family searched fifty times over

*cough*RIAA*cough*