Another day, another report of a TSA screw-up. But just to shake it up, the latest lapse—in which a mother mistakenly took a steak knife aboard a flight—was at Newark, instead of JFK.
Apparently Floridian Evelyn Freay, 37, recently boarded a JetBlue flight home when she realized that her mother had packed a steak knife and an apple into the Freay's 1-year-old baby's bag as a snack, something which the TSA had very much missed. Freay sheepishly admitted the mistake to flight attendants who brought her back to the TSA for questions. In the end she wasn't charged and eventually booked another flight to the Sunshine state.
The TSA says they are investigating the security breach, which is nice and all. But can someone explain to us again why we're supposed to be ok with letting people prod our privates for weapons if the same people can't even spot a steak knife?
