There's not enough bitching

[Arakawa]

Well, what else would they do with the knife? It can't go in the plane, and they're not likely to make a nice offer to put it into long term storage for when you come back...

(Unless there was someone seeing you off?)

[Yuthirin]

The knife cost me $70 in the store, there was no fine. They just loomed threateningly at me for 30 minutes while they checked if they needed to arrest me or not.

[Yuthirin]

I thought it was in a drawer underneath my computer monitor.

End of the story: I lost a $70 knife, 30 minutes, and some of my pride.

They confiscated the knife?

Of course. They confiscate nail files, Dune.

[Yuthirin]

Well, what else would they do with the knife? It can't go in the plane, and they're not likely to make a nice offer to put it into long term storage for when you come back...

(Unless there was someone seeing you off?)

They had unfortunately already left!

[Anastasia]

Of course. They confiscate nail files, Dune.

Yeah, I figured. Just wanted to be clear on it. That does blow pretty hard.

[Yuthirin]

It's my own fault.

[Iron Dragoon]

When I came back from my first tour in Iraq, we returned on a Delta charter flight (military only). I got onto this flight wearing full combat equipment (body armor, kevlar helmet, magazine pouches, ect.), a SAW (machine gun), a drum of security ammo (200 rounds), a 6 inch combat/fighting knife, and a couple of people had M203 (grenade launcher) rounds and hand grenades.

Before I got onto the plane with all of the above, they confiscated my multi-tool because it was an 'unauthorized weapon.'

To this day, my response is simply: "....whut?"

[Brian]

"....whut?"

The mind boggles.

[Anastasia]

The military, everyone.

[Brian]

hrg

Sometimes, I really hate my country.

http://www.wolfhirschhorn.org/2012/01/amelia/brick-walls/

At least I'm allowed to complain about it. >_<

[Anastasia]

My only opinion is that the business of deciding who gets transplants and why is absolutely miserable.

[Brian]

That's probably true, but this wasn't about saying she could get an organ or not -- it's about the doctors saying that even if the parents donated their own, they refused to do the surgery.

[Jon]

Quality of life is certainly a factor that goes into approving invasive and traumatic medical treatment such as surgery. I know there are plenty of cases where the family of a patient wants some heroic measures to keep someone alive, and it's the doctor's ethical responsibility to say no.

In this case, man, I don't know. Is it even medically a good idea for an adult to donate a kidney to a child?

[Arakawa]

The underlying issue, however, is unequivocally not unique to the United States. So if this prompts emotions, it's more like hating modern society in general and the methods it uses to solve ethical dilemmas :-|

[Yuthirin]

hrg

Sometimes, I really hate my country.

http://www.wolfhirschhorn.org/2012/01/amelia/brick-walls/

At least I'm allowed to complain about it. >_<

I am entirely unsurprised by this situation and I'm inclined to side with the doctors on their decision.

However, their social worker is a giant pile of shit.