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TSA Security Screener's Joke No Laughing Matter

A Transportation Security Administration security check point screener pulled a passenger aside to show her a plastic bag with a white powder in it and said he had found it in her luggage. The passenger became upset, and he tried to brush it off as a joke. The screener was reported by the passenger and a witness which resulted in his dismissal.
TSA prank and prayers aloft provoke reactions, Examiner.com, January 23, 2010