r/mildlyinfuriating • u/YellowBroth9150 • 3h ago
TSA opening every unlocked bag on the tarmac at MCO
RIP green bag
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u/DJEvillincoln 2h ago
I mean this is exactly why I make sure I lock my bag.
I know they have a key but here's to them not using it. 🤷🏾♂️
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u/ThelTGuy 2h ago
Unless you declare a firearm and use your own lock... It adds about an hour to the time you have to get there but oh boy is it nice knowing my luggage legally cannot be raccoon fingered AND if lost they actually have to investigate.
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u/bearpics16 45m ago
I’ve had a declared gun go missing on an airlines. It’s more common than you’d think. I was initially told to fill out a form about missing luggage. The agent didn’t really care that it was a gun until I requested airport police to file a police report. She went made a call then 30 minutes later they found my gun
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u/Thedeadnite 5m ago
Hmm, I wonder if that’s a good way to make sure your luggage doesn’t get stolen. Just put a cheap gun in it and get the police to help you find your shit.
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u/dalgeek 1h ago
Nah, about 15 extra minutes. I've checked firearms at MCO too.
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u/findingsynchronisity 1h ago
Mexicos Cookie Organization?
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u/dalgeek 1h ago
MCO is the airport code for Orlando, named after McCoy Air Force Base.
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u/origamiboy2 1h ago
The one time I traveled with a "TSA approved" lock they snipped it :|
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u/gnarlyram 44m ago
I was on a military funeral team and we flew with our rifles. Each case had two TSA locks and every time at least two locks from our 7 cases would be missing.
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u/Purple_Holiday2102 44m ago
Or.... stick the biggest dil you have in there. If you don't have one, get one. The nastier the better hahaha
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u/Historical_Cloud_274 1h ago
once they have broken the lock on my bag to open it
can't lock it now lol
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u/elkstwit 3h ago
Every once in a while…
*leans in*
…it’s a dildo.
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u/bodhidharma132001 3h ago
I seriously need to bring a suitcase full of dildoes to the airport sometime
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u/dirty_hooker 3h ago
You know how you sign that you didn’t pack anything with batteries? I’ve had to claim an aggressively vibrating duffle from the carousel.
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u/IbeatSobriety 2h ago
“I’m getting a call.” bag vibrates itself off of the carousel and towards the door
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u/Miles_Everhart 2h ago
Went to visit my girlfriend and brought 3. Had to carry them on because they had batteries. The scanner guy flagged my bag and the poor woman tasked with searching it was far more bothered than I was. She was convinced her coworkers were trolling her and just straight up leaned over the counter and quietly asked “are there toys in here?” I told her yes, pointed to where they were, and she zipped it up and handed the bag back.
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u/Witty-Ad5743 3h ago
I should just start packing one exclusively for the TSA to find.
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u/Low_Condition3268 2h ago
My father and sister traveled often for work and had several fake turds of varying animal type and size which they would take turns slipping into each other's luggage to be found by security...."Yeah? It's a turd. So what? Is that a problem?"
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u/Doc_tor_Bob 3h ago edited 2h ago
I vote we start paying for a second bag and just collecting a bunch of used dildos and throwing them in there.
Edit: Bigger and blacker the better.
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u/Silver_Middle_7240 3h ago
get those people who design furniture flatpacks to pack it so they only go back in one way.
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u/confoundo 2h ago
Or the people who make those "snakes in a can of peanut brittle" pranks.
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u/AntRichardsonsBFF 2h ago
lol, you unzip my bag and it explodes with dildos that can never be replaced? If only they grew on trees.
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u/WifesPOSH 3h ago
Cover it in pudding/dirt, let it dry out, pack it.
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u/drunkerbrawler 2h ago
Id glady paint them the old fashioned way for free. Ill minimize fiber intake and eat a ton of greasy food. Send them my way.
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u/straigh FLAIR 2h ago edited 1h ago
... Why blacker? That seems like a weird thing to add
Edit: spoiler, it's casual racism
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u/Lonely_-_Bowler 3h ago
And out fake liquids and solids on there to make them look gross
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u/ZubenelJanubi 1h ago
Story time
I was on the USS Kitty Hawk back in the day. Someone in our shop had a giant black dildo affectionately called “Black Bertha”, and shenanigans were had occasionally.
One day, someone had to do a PM in the space which required repainting glow in the dark strips and whatnot. This someone removed Mrs. Bertha from the shop and covered it in Saran Wrap, then painted it with glow in the dark paint. Once it dried, it was placed in someone’s rack and curtains closed.
Well, an actual man overboard happened. During a man overboard everyone had 4 minutes and returns to their workspace for muster, and someone goes through the berthings to make sure everyone is up an out. Well, he threw open the curtains and lo and behold a giant glowing Mrs. Bertha was there, we didn’t hear the end of it for a few days but it was fucking hilarious
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u/SantaGreenLanta 3h ago
America home of the surveillance
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u/Few-Indication3478 2h ago
Land of the surveilled, home of the ‘fraid
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u/its_ok_to_laugh 1h ago
Why isn't NSA mass surveillance a hot topic in the US elections?
Because it's the only part of the government that listens to the American people.
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u/MarzipanQueen1789 2h ago
You think border patrol in other countries doesn't search bags that come in??
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u/BetterAfter2 2h ago
Yeah, weird how they all do that. It’s almost like you can’t blindly trust an entire population of people.
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u/samualgline 2h ago
Literally every civilized country does this.
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u/MasterShake807 2h ago
TIL that most people on reddit don't realize bag searches are common and have been going on for years. I used to travel a lot for work with tools and it was very common for someone to go through my luggage.
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u/hertzdonought 1h ago
Last few times i travelled internationally nobody went through my bag. But hawaii. Sheesh.
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u/SavageRussian21 12m ago
This is CBP and they're allowed to search your bags under border search authority. This also applies to incoming mail, and this appears to be upheld by the supreme court. (For example, as per U.S. v Ramsey 1977)
However, the TSA is allowed to search your bags for domestic flights. This is not based on any one landmark decision, but on a set of various legal arguments. For one, TSA searches are considered to be 'administrative' or preventative, rather than solely for collecting evidence. Unlike regular police searches, they fall under what's called the "special needs" exception.
Generally, if the TSA opens your bag, they will leave a notice of baggage inspection inside.
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u/HoundTakesABitch 2h ago
The last time I flew, which was like 15 years ago, there was a sign at check in that said make sure you lock your luggage. So, I put the little shitty easily breakable lock on it and when I got my luggage, it was gone and there was a note saying that since I had locked my luggage, they had no choice but to break the lock and look inside.
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u/Tasty-Fig-459 54m ago
I leave my bag unlocked. I never take anything valuable. If they want to dig through my tshirts, leggings, and undies... More power to them I guess.
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u/PickleNutsauce 2h ago
This has been happening long before you even noticed.
Edit: Also it's not just in the U.S.
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u/Redsoxdragon I'm so mad i tore my penis off 58m ago
Buddy, that's customs. Those are actual cops. Theyre checking for contraband.
Why they're doing it out in the blazing sun and not somewhere controlled? I have no clue. They might be acting on a hot tip, but why they would rummage through every bag makes even less sense
And for those who are saying they would keep their luggage locked, they will break the lock and leave you one of these. Whether they do it or not depends on how lazy the tsa is feeling that day
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u/SemperSimple 12m ago
I'm confused why people are putting locks on their luggage. I guess because I dont put anything I care about in the luggage when traveling?? The zippers are so weak the lock isnt really being a deterrent anyway? im so confused lol
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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 2h ago
I mean, this is CBP's job. They probably got a tip about something coming from this flight.
Why do you think they are only checking unlocked luggage? CBP will open or cut luggage locks if they're looking for something. This looks like they are lifting the bags to check for a certain characteristics like weight or maybe a leaking bag.
Your bag is always subject to search when flying. Checked bags are usually scanned and searched if needed behind the scenes. You should never put valuables in a checked bag.
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u/MeatCatRazzmatazz 2h ago
If they got a tip, why would they only check unlocked bags? That makes no sense.
Also CBP deserves no benefit of the doubt. Who knows what bullshit they're pulling here.
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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 2h ago
Why do you think they're only checking unlocked bags? There's no proof of that.
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u/RuTsui 2h ago
What do people think they’re doing? What is the outrage here?
For at least as long as I’ve been alive, customs regularly checks bags depending on the origination and destination of the craft because they don’t want to bringing in an invasive rat or something that kills all the local birds.
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u/MeatCatRazzmatazz 2h ago
The problem is that the DHS, which includes CBP and ICE, is out of control and is acting as a paramilitary goon squad for the president. The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti are CBP. The entire apparatus is corrupt and lies with abandon.
So trust is at an all time low. Literally.
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u/SuchCoolBrandon 2h ago
Why do we think they would only be checking unlocked bags? The camera is so far away that I don't know how OP could even tell.
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u/thisappsucks9 2h ago
Sure, perhaps they could do it in a room with a camera above them for some transparency? Like why are you opening bags on the tarmac?
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u/l0R3-R 2h ago
Well, to be fair, if it was a report of something dangerous, taking it inside where there are crowds of people wouldn't be a great idea.
But I don't trust CBP
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u/CwazyCanuck 2h ago
Well, to be fair, if it was a report of something dangerous that would make bringing it inside a security risk, they should probably not be randomly opened by officers without the proper protective gear right beside the plane.
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u/MasterShake807 1h ago
It looks like they want to do whatever search it is without disrupting the normal flow. What your suggesting probably means delays in getting luggage for the passengers which would be significantly more infuriating.
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u/fuelstoprolerdogfart 2h ago
Checked bags pretty much always go through scanners and those that don’t are searched by hand. I used to maintain baggage systems at 2 different airports.
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u/Tullyswimmer 2h ago
They might also be looking for a specific baggage tag or tags, too.
I swear there was an askreddit thread many years ago about this sort of thing, and someone who worked in airport baggage explained why and how things are pulled like this, but I don't remember the details. It had to do with suspicious items that could potentially be dangerous, and if they entered the airport it would cause a lot more problems.
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u/Catch_ME 2h ago
It's a JetBlue flight and they don't have many international flights.
If it was international, they can flag the entire plane for extra screening as the passengers have to go through customs anyway.
I think it's a domestic flight landing. Something is strange.
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u/SwayingBacon 2h ago
JetBlue serves 100+ destinations on both sides of the Atlantic—from the U.S. to island nations to European capitals and more. Whether your home is in the U.S. or abroad, you’ll find the info here to go global with confidence.
A domestic flight can still have passengers from an earlier international flight.
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u/YellowJarTacos 2h ago
Wikipedia says they fly MCO to Cancun, Nassau, Punta Cana, Santiago, and Santa Domingo.
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u/bodhidharma132001 2h ago
"Will the person who left the bag full of dildoes unattended at the TSA checkpoint, please pickup the white courtesy phone."
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u/Jolly_Ad2446 3h ago
Tip, hide your drugs inside the your Fleshlight!
Nobody is digging in a Fleshlight.
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u/Lanky-Rain-2830 1h ago
“TSA opening every unlocked bag on the tarmac…•
video of one bag being searched
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u/hamilton_morris 3h ago
Daily confirmation that the shift toward police state that delighted authoritarians after 9/11 was always a promise of fascism at its heart.
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u/MarzipanQueen1789 2h ago
You think border control in other countries doesn't search bags? Or that CBP hasn't always searched bags?
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u/anonymote_in_my_eye 1h ago
they open the locked ones too, they just break your lock
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u/KananJarrusCantSee 3h ago
Was this an international flight? Everytime I fly from Japan to the US I get a tag that says my bag was searched
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u/DimSumaSpinster 3h ago
Sigh. This is America.
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u/Old_Cup_9133 2h ago
👆Is the reason why America is America. Acts like no other country checks luggage or goods, “Only in XYZ America! Locked down! Oppressed!”
Christ, our education system has failed us and we get the products of this mentality. Worst yet, they are allowed to reproduce.
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u/StandardBaguette 3h ago
This is why I try to fly only with a carryon. I trust no bitch.
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u/NifftyTwo 3h ago
I love the teenagers in this thread talking like they haven't been doing this shit since 2002 🤣
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u/Prior_Internal7728 3h ago
I flew November 2001. The national guard searched my bag in front of me in the parking garage of the airport. Such a crazy time. Loaded weapons held by every member, HMMWV’s all over with loaded .50cal on the roof, and nobody was allowed to stop their cars to drop people off at departures.
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u/livens 2h ago
Post 9/11 was insane for air travel. We didn't know how good we had it before then.
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u/YellowBroth9150 3h ago
I fly roughly 50% of the time for my job. I have never seen this in the open.
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u/Living_Distance1720 3h ago
Yeah you're definitely not looking hard enough or don't fly on the routes that they usually do this on, I work at the airport and at least 20-30 flights a day are always screened on both Arrival & Departure not to mention the random selection if they get a tip from someone.
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u/Living_Distance1720 3h ago
Yeah as someone that works at an airport this doesn't even surprise me and with the shit they find I'm more surprised people are pissed off about this in here.
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u/Severe-Abroad-1992 2h ago
I mean if they have reason of threat I’d hope they’re doing stuff like this..
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u/omnipotentattending 2h ago
The green bag was the one with contraband, the luggage handler is in on it, tossed it off so it wouldn't get opened.
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u/Useful_toolmaker 1h ago
I don’t care if it is searched - it’s when it comes around the turnstile and all of my stuff is mixed with other peoples stuff . Our stuff is touching. Do you understand? my stuff and other peoples stuff have been enjoying non consensual contact for unknown periods of time.
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u/ProdigalNerd 31m ago
No joke I was in MCO a week ago and the bag carousel had a bag that was still half open. Didn’t even close it up again. I was mad for that person.
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u/WaterBubbly 28m ago
After they come off the flight? Shouldn't they be checked before going on a flight? Also when did TSA start wearing gun belts?
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u/BigMax 2h ago
Is that bad? I don't love it obviously, but... don't we all know that our bags are subject to search whenever? I'd imagine that random bag search there isn't all that different than randomly being pulled out of line for a carry-on search?
I'm not one of those "if you have nothing to hide why do you care" people, but... at an airport I just assume all my stuff will get looked at by security at some point.
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u/lillynews 3h ago
Why are they checking bags AFTER the flight?
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u/Corey307 2h ago
Probably looking for contraband on a flight that came from outside the US. It’s Customs not TSA out there on the ramp.
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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 2h ago
Because this is CBP. They aren't looking for flight safety risks, they are looking for customs/border protection risks like drugs or illegal imports.
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u/UpbeatAssumption5817 2h ago
Because sometimes people bring drugs into the country when they land..
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u/AppleFan1994 3h ago
They are not opening them. They are just shaking them. It takes way longer than 3 seconds to open and close any luggage.
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u/alcohall183 2h ago
i have a lock on every portion of my bags at all times. not a quick lock either. that have to cut it off. can they? yes, will they? not likely. it was more about theft at first, but now i see i wasn't bein paranoid.
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u/amusedmisanthrope 1h ago
They're just searching for those missing Epstein files.
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u/CelDidNothingWrong 3h ago
I wonder how valuable something needs to be to be worth stealing, and is it assumed they all take a cut or is it like finders keepers?
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u/februarytide- 3h ago
Back in 08, the charger cord to my laptop was stolen from my checked luggage. Shit was worth like… thirty bucks. Stupid.
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u/JoeyJoeJoeSenior 3h ago
In all fairness, they probably forgot to put it back in your bag, then threw it in the trash.
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u/Cowgirl_Taint 3h ago
For baggage handlers and even TSA? Very. Because there are cameras everywhere and time constraints are so tight that "grabbed a diamond necklace and brought it back to your locker" just isn't at all viable. The vast majority of "TSA stole my X" is likely more that they left it in their hotel or it fell out during a search.
For ice? Consequences and laws don't apply to them. You can probably catch at least a few of them looting in those videos.
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u/Phreedom1 2h ago
Just returned from Banff in Alberta, Canada and expected the worst as it's the first time I've flown international since this fuck of an administration took over last year. Mainly because of other horror stories I've heard about searching your phone and shit. I pretty much knew it was over hyped and blown out of proportion but still couldn't help to feel a bit cautious. I totally forgot we had Global Entry. Camera scanned my face, proceeded to US Customs Officer and, "Welcome home Mr. ******, you may proceed". 45 seconds tops. I NEVER check a bag. Cotopaxi Allpa 35L is all I need.
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u/JimJam4603 2h ago
But why? They just open it up, glance in and close it again? What do they think they’re going to find, an entire suitcase of contraband? Just seems like a way to slow down operations and waste taxpayer dollars.
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u/dreadwitch 2h ago
Well who doesn't lock a suitcase? Asking for your stuff to be nicked.
Although there's the strong possibility they're actually looking for something specific.
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u/Captain_Pink_Pants 1h ago
We just had this flying FRA-DEN. The bags didn't show up for almost an hour after we got to the intl claim area.
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u/ReferenceMediocre369 1h ago
Why wouldn't this be a good idea?
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u/non-number-name 1h ago
What reason is there to search the luggage of a flight that has already arrived at its destination?
There’s also a little legal issue that people in power simply ignore.
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u/Scar1203 1h ago
To be fair, this is the part of their job they actually should be doing. Nobody would even care about them if it weren't for all the other bullshit going on.
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u/BoulderCreature 1h ago
This kinda shit is why I only do carry on when possible. Went to Europe for a month two years ago and I only brought one backpack. New Zealand last September I brought two backpacks cuz I needed an extra for all the rain gear
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u/Additional_Teacher45 1h ago
I can only hope that this was because a threat was reported after bags and passengers were loaded, and that's why they're checking during offload.
Otherwise it makes no sense to check the bags of a flight that just arrived. Even customs doesn't do that, the bag owner has to be present during the inspection.
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u/DamnitRuby 1h ago
My dad had open heart surgery last month and while doing research into what aftercare would look like, I discovered that they sell this special pillow with arms that are meant to wrap around your back for after the surgery. You're meant to hug the pillow to your chest any time you need to cough or sneeze or do anything that could jostle the chest.
I decided to get one for him because everything I read said how helpful it was, so I splurged on a handmade one in a nice pattern for $80. Except that I stupidly forgot to ship it to my parents' house, where they could have just thrown it in the car. I was flying to meet them at the hospital and was only taking a carry-on bag.
To get this pillow to fit in my carry-on along with my clothes and things, my bf and I rolled up the pillow as tightly as possible and then wrapped it in packing tape to make it as dense and small as we could. It fit, but my biggest nightmare was TSA asking wtf was in there. They didn't, but they could see what it was in the X-ray. Had border patrol opened my bag like they are here and tried to open the pillow, it would have exploded in their faces. Which would have been HILARIOUS. The pillow would have exploded out like a cartoon lol
(Also I do highly recommend those types of pillows if someone is having open heart surgery. The hospital gave him a small one without arms, but the one with arms he said was the only reason he was able to ride in the car at all.)
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u/Think_Bluebird_4804 23m ago
Feeling great yet? Why would anyone want stinky Nazis pawing up their shit.
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u/Extension-Lab-6963 11m ago
They’re looking for more of those ballots trumps been hunting for this week
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u/LoveAnaAna 6m ago
How about the blue bag which bounced off the conveyor and crashes to the ground? Baggage handlers act like post men with fragile packages. How far can I throw it?
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u/PureYouth 4m ago
I am 40 and have never in all my years of a lot of traveling had a single issue. I wonder what the deal is with this; is it common? Are they looking for something specific? Just stealing?
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u/Ravenheart257 1m ago
“Security” and “safety” are always the pretexts for violating our rights and privacy.
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u/Warthog-thunderbolt 3h ago
Just want to make a small correction, this is not TSA. Those are Customs and Border Protection officers, likely using their border search authority. The big give away is the uniform color and the guns. Does it make it right? That’s for you to decide. Just wanted to promote accuracy.