The TSA apparently can't take a joke. A Transportation Security Administration loudspeaker announcement told travelers that they'll be arrested if they make jokes about security.
Passenger Matt Miller recorded a loudspeaker message while going through security at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas according to the Daily Mail. In the message, the announcer says "Any inappropriate remarks or jokes concerning security may result in your arrest."
The announcement is the recording of a female voice which says "Pay particular attention to your luggage. Any unintended luggage will, and personal belongings may be treated as a danger to the facility. Do not be persuaded by strangers or individuals you do not know very well to take articles aboard your flight. You are also reminded that any inappropriate remarks or jokes concerning security may result in your arrest. We appreciate your cooperation while these measures are in effect."
It is not clear if the message is played in other airports.
Some believe the TSA is going against people's First Amendment right of freedom of speech. The recording was posted to Infowars.com, which calls it "unlawful and illegitimate violation of the First Amendment" and that it was "designed to intimidate travelers and stop them from complaining about aggressive grope downs."
The TSA has provided plenty of embarrassing situations that could be joked about lately. Recently a nine-year-old boy from Minneapolis was able to get through TSA security and catch a flight to Los Vegas without a ticket.
Earlier in the year, an undercover agent got through security in Newark with a fake bomb in his pants. The TSA also had to apologize to a Missouri family after an agent detained a three-year-old wheelchair bound girl. In an incident in March, a TSA agent was playing around with a canister and managed to spray five coworkers, leaving them hospitalized.
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