Toddlers' plastic swords seized

[dcentity2000]

Two-year-old twins from the UK had their plastic toy swords seized at a French airport, say their parents. Olivia and Eva Ryan, from Luton, Beds, were waiting with their parents to check in at Charles de Gaulle Airport after a trip to EuroDisney.

The children's father, Peter Ryan, said French officials classed the swords as replica weapons.

He said the family tried to stress they went with Peter Pan outfits and would be difficult to replace.

Mr Ryan told the BBC: "When the swords were taken away the children burst into tears.


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This is insane!





Rich::

 

[Rombus]

A common term here is:
Zero Tolerance = Zero Intelligence

 

[KNWVIKING]

I'm surprised the French security guards didn't just surrender to the sword weilding tykes.

 

[OnWithTheShow]

I remember reading this story several months ago. Did a similiar incident occur or is this the same one?

 

[Macca1111]

I'm sorry, but I hate people whining when others do their jobs. In nearly every major airport in the world now, it clearly states that you cannot carry on any weapons, real or fake, when you board the plane. It doesn't matter how fake they are, if they look at all like a weapon they will be confiscated. The story doesn't mention this, but if they had packed the swords in the check bag, it never would have happened. Yes the rules may be ridiculous, but if they're followed there is no problem. We live in a society of rules, and you have to follow them or pay the consequence. I packed my pirate sword in my check bag, where it's supposed to be, and it made it all the way home. Sorry, not to get crabby, but I can't stand it when people expect the rules to bend just for them.

 

[Planogirl]

It's still silly to take plastic swords away from little kids. Why can't there be some way for airport officials to mail them to their destination or load them separately? Or something! It would be a hassle but for what flying costs nowadays what is wrong with hoping for a little service and a little less discomfort?

 

[Cbarr]

I'm surprised the French security guards didn't just surrender to the sword weilding tykes.

LOL!!!! Thanks for the laugh tonight!!

 

[Dumbo]

I'm surprised the French security guards...

These are the same people who last week lost a bag of plastic explosives that they were using to train explosive sniffing dogs at Charles de Gaulle airport. The article said that the bag of explosives probably got on one of 50 flights that had left Paris before they noticed it missing.

Dumbo

 

[DukeStreetKing]

I'm surprised the French security guards didn't just surrender to the sword weilding tykes.

OMG!!!

 

[what]

Yep, would have loved to be sitting next to the lovely sword fight.

 

[dcentity2000]

I'm surprised the French security guards didn't just surrender to the sword weilding tykes.

Rich::

 

[dcentity2000]

I'm sorry, but I hate people whining when others do their jobs. In nearly every major airport in the world now, it clearly states that you cannot carry on any weapons, real or fake, when you board the plane.

Their job is to prevent threats?

I've held one of those swords - they're all bendy. You could do more harm with cotton wool. In fact, they look so fake and pose so little a threat that in order for the security guards to justify this level of prudence they'd have to confiscate:

1. Belts (potential whips)
2. Trousers (potential choking hazard)
3. Teath (potential projectile, somehow)
4. Oxygen, a dangerous gas when combined with fire
5. Clotted cream

I'm sorry, but this is just dumb to the point of being a living parody.

On the other hand, after the last hundred years I'm not too surprised the French are scared of anything weapon shaped



Rich::