Woman Who Snuck Onto Plane Last Week Arrested AGAIN at Airport

[@kc8ufv]

No, the red zone is for loading and unloading of passengers. There is no stopping in a white zone

[@stevelehto]

The WHITE ZONE is for the loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the RED ZONE.

[@DJdoppIer]

Ya got it backwards my guy.

[@faelwolf1177]

Darn it! now you guys have that scene from "Airport" stuck in my head! lol

[@ralfie8801]

@@DJdoppIer No, he’s arguing just like the two in the movie!

[@Mac.Musiclerk]

Shirley, you haven't confused your red and white zones. ✈️

[@scottluvisi9941]

They need to keep her detained, she is a "Flight" risk.

[@darkstorminc]

😩🤦🏻

[@yt650]

Absolutely good one, didn’t think of that, “flight risk“.

[@falxonPSN]

Joke level: Dad

[@justinanovak8040]

😂

[@LuisXDotCom]

Damnit i was about to post how she is literally a flight risk

[@ReasonableGuy-l7o]

She should spin this into a career testing airport security systems.

[@willj1598]

They get really pissed when you do that, I remember the dudes that were hiding bottles in the planes they sneaked on board. They didn't do anything to TSA but they threatened those guys.

[@LeCharles07]

TSA red team need to give this lady a job like the FBI did with Frank Abagnale. You don't pass up a 1 in a billion talent.

[@patsquach4080]

So apparently who ever is monitoring the security cameras… is not doing their job….

[@mattgayda2840]

They already fail over 80% of their internal audits with devices getting past them that could go boom and weapons. It's smoke and mirrors, the planes pass out metal cutlery on long flights with meal service.

[@mattgayda2840]

They already fail over 80% of their internal audits testing the xray machines so they had to get new ones that identify things for them.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

TSA inconveniences only legal passengers.

[@George4943]

I recall that before the TSA the airlines were responsible for security. It should not be a government expense.

[@jesspeinado480]

Much like locks and gun laws. It only keeps the honest "honest". Criminals easily circumvent.

[@jasonbourne1596]

They only search the military passengers, meanwhile Alquida is free to board.

[@Mrs.T.Rusch25]

Same with elections boards and the ATF!

[@opheliadeclines]

The low income and unemployed know the consequences are designed to deter or fine the law abiding.

[@williambryant6175]

What kinda scares me is that if she tried it twice this close together, to me that implies that the first time she was caught wasn’t her first attempt. Like you said Steve, what if it hadn’t been a full flight? I honestly think that she probably has done this before and just wasn’t caught until now

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Who is paying her?

[@MajorOutage]

@@arribaficationwineho32 paying her for what?

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@ for finding holes in airport security

[@Brian-12345]

My thoughts exactly. It’s only the first and second times she got caught.

[@jimc9516]

Thankfully TSA are diligent about confiscating my water bottles, that's how I know my flight is safe 👍

[@BigMobe]

I got a water bottle on a flight, but TSA took it from me before I could board the connecting flight.

[@hotlavatube]

"You've been randomly selected for secondary screening..." (snaps on rubber gloves)

[@Tom-BXR300]

Once in Miami, I saw the TSA make a dozen or so people throw out their water bottles but then they let a woman on with about a 30oz bottle of shampoo because she whined that she paid $45 for it. :(

[@jesspeinado480]

I had my toothpaste taken away. No telling what I could have done with that.

[@tonymouannes]

To be fair she didn't sneak in through the security check, she just sneaked in through the less critical verification that avoids letting people in that have no need to be in. The first time, the real failure was from the gate agents because that's when verifying the ticket is critical.

[@solomongainey838]

Lol, she was like, "Double Jeopardy, I can't be arrested for the same crime twice." 😂 I'd say she missed the mark on that.

[@tedwalford7615]

I saw someone once avoid the entrance checks at a government building by simply walking in backwards through the exit.

[@slidefirst694]

No TSA or airline employee will be disciplined, but passengers will now be frisked more vigorously and boarding will take longer

[@justjeff386]

did she sneak into the airport inside a passenger's pocket?

[@jessicav2031]

@@justjeff386 Since when does a bureaucratic response have to be related to the actual failure?

[@TheZigZiggy]

Don't they always say .. "if at first you don't succeed, try try again" ? 😁

[@stratocastergirl]

😄👏👏😆👏👏👏

[@iknklst]

Yep. It's why prisons are overflowng.

[@skoshman1]

If at first you don't succeed, land on a 'no-fly list'. Department of Homeland Security should be VERY interested in this person actively probing the TSA. Crazy finds a cause, and this looks like the kind of crazy certain causes want in their employ.

[@YouveBeenMiddled]

This lady is an amateur. Those are rookie numbers. Gotta pump those numbers up. We've got one in Chicago that's been doing this for at least a decade. More than 22 flights, in some cases traveling successfully. Her name is *Marilyn Hartman.*

[@somethingsomething404]

I used to work at the airport and this happens more than you think. If you’re past security and your with a big family it’s possible

[@jpStarBurst]

TSA is a case of perceived security as opposed to actual security.

[@runderwo]

I suspect it would be easier to get rid of the TSA if it were portrayed (accurately) as a massive corporate welfare program for airlines, rather than merely a gross violation of civil and Constitutional rights. People evidently don't care much for the latter, but are easy to activate regarding the former.

[@somethingsomething404]

How do airlines benefit at all? Are you suggesting the airlines be responsible for security? That’s crazy. In every country on earth the government runs airport security, it’s a national security concern. I believe airlines do pay a fee though.

[@Illuminationsfromtheattic]

The US could save a lot of money by defunding the TSA, and the only significant impact would be to make air travel a whole lot more pleasant!

[@hollismccray3297]

The TSA is mostly security theater. It's meant to provide the illusion of increased. security and safety.

[@chrisforker7487]

Gotta wonder how many times she got away with this! Can’t just be twice, everyone knows TSA is a group of idiots!

[@Hatbox948]

Agreed. What happens if she gets on board? Is there a head count? I've only flown a handful of times and it's been awhile. I don't remember boarding procedure.

[@bloodybucket213]

Her normal commute

[@mathieubordeleau150]

Yeah she might have succeed on flight when they where not full, trying the same trick on Christmas Eve was pretty stupid.

[@strategygalactic]

None. She was caught.

[@robertball3578]

Got to put those DEI hires somewhere , they can't all work at DMV. Testing of TSA checkpoints has mixed results, some of the testers get stopped and some get through. My wife went through one airport with a live 9mm round in her carry-on bag. It was detected before the flight back home.

[@Dazdigo]

This woman is going to make SeaTac security even more annoying for the local residents. This woman should be banned from all airlines for this stunt.

[@Kaze_o]

They should hire her for security pentesting the airports.

[@stevenwoodward5923]

Actually she's going to be elected Congresswomen for the House of Representatives.

[@TheOrangeRoad]

TSA has yet to stop a terrorist attack

[@strategygalactic]

Which one did they not stop? I'll wait.

[@runderwo]

@@strategygalactic 80% of the federal government's own probes make it past TSA checkpoints. Cockpit doors are now barred. There is no need for a TSA much less to sacrifice the Constitution in order to establish one. The airlines, airport authorities and insurance companies can all figure out together how to prevent truly dangerous items like fingernail clippers from being brought on board airplanes.

[@The-Singularity-X01]

@@strategygalacticThere are hundreds and hundreds of terrorist attacks that have happened in the US, of which the TSA has prevented none. Just because you are too damn lazy to check statistics and official reports does not mean the rest of us are.

[@MajorOutage]

@@strategygalactic In 2015 the TSA tested with a 95% failure rate for catching firearms and explosives. After that, the results have been classified. The TSA is so bad at its job yet no attacks have happened. So it stands to reason there was never any attacks that were going to happen in the first place.

[@danielhoward8354]

How do you even know this if they stopped it?

[@jomama01]

Wow, those Do Not Fly lists really work! Next you’ll try to tell me that TSA checks are 100% effective. Further proof that airport security is just “theater”.

[@willj1598]

Not to suggest in any way that TSA are a bunch of idiots But how do you suppose that "do not fly" list works for people that don't know how to spell their name? How about the ones that don't go through the checkpoint? Good think most of the world doesn't want to hijack and crash a plane because that's the only thing keeping it from happening.

[@The-Singularity-X01]

In the US it is, over in Europe their security is at least provably effective.

[@morthomer5804]

Oh, I see... airlines overselling seats is a security tactic. 🤫

[@sunshineflyer]

😂😂😂

[@arinerm1331]

"If you see something, say something" has led to two of the most ridiculous arrests of 2024, both with similar circumstances. The first arrest was in Texas, after a mother had dropped off her misbehaving eight-year-old son a half mile from their home and told him to walk the rest of the way. "The rest of the way" was entirely on their neighborhood streets, and a passerby called police because "a boy is walking alone," never having checked with the boy as to his well-being. The police showed up in minutes, a surprising turn of events in itself, put the boy in their car to drive him home, then arrested the mother for "child endangerment." The second case was in Georgia when a 10-year-old boy walked less than a mile from home to play in a park. The police encountered the boy, took him home and arrested his mother on the same charge. I say, "Seriously?!" Since when can a child not be outside? Why is a cop's fantasy of a child abduction a solid basis for probable cause? How far into Idiocracy have we devolved?

[@cjboyo]

Yeah both of those are insane. Kids are not allowed to be outside anymore? The first one calling makes more sense since the kid was probably distressed/crying, but the second one is ridiculous.

[@valarianne2284]

Too far! The idiocracy is here!

[@chalmerbasham695]

Born 1949. In East Tenn. Wandered miles from home with friends in the 50s and gone from home for hours. Back by lunch and or dinner though! It is much more dangerous these days though especially in -certain locals.

[@johnshaw6702]

I use to travel for several miles as a kid. My mother learned to trust us when we were fairly young and didn't stress about it.

[@absurdengineering]

Everyone in my 1st grade already walked to and from school, mostly without their parents going with them. The distances varied - up to say 1 mile. It was a walkable semi-rural area. No big deal. That was in the 80s. All the kids going to that school, who live in mostly the same neighborhood, still walk to school to this day. Or they take - oh horror of horrors - public transport. There are no school buses as such.

[@paulsjdavis]

I wonder if she had gotten away with free flights before without getting caught

[@SoCalMama]

The craziest part to me is that had her first attempt been on a plane that wasn't sold out, she might have gotten away with it.

[@Rebecca-ci3zc]

As a former FA this is one reason we stress that everyone on board is in their assigned seat. We are given a passenger manifest (name and seat number list) right before closing the door and if a seat shows empty and someone is sitting there we check it out pronto.

[@Brian-12345]

What makes you think that was her first attempt? It was her first attempt….that we are aware of.

[@krookedliptv9852]

Seems like this lady has been flying for free for a very long time and finally got caught once and now her luck has ran out ever since the story hit the news

[@josefmazzeo6628]

She should have hid in the bathroom - that's how the women who got on a flight to Paris from NYC JFK without a boarding pass and actually made it to Paris - she was discovered mid flight because she did not have a seat on a full airplane and made excessive trips to the bathroom - that one is a deusy!

[@redneckcoder]

I once got chased from the loading zone for waiting - because the person I was picking up had to walk 80ft, the security was screaming at me they'd arrest me if i didn't move immediately. I had literally been waiting no more than 15 seconds. Security theater at its finest.

[@stevew1851]

All people in security wear a Costume NOT a Uniform.

[@Mej_Javiky]

Stop, stop stop, giving people the benifit of the doubt. As they say, ignorance of the law is not a defence. In this case the woman used so many deceptives tacticts that she had to have known what she was doing was wrong, Her mental state has nothing to do with it. IMO, you cannot claim being metally incomapcitated, while at the same time consciously be blatantly be deceptive and evasive.

[@kimfleury]

The last time I met anyone getting off the plane was in the 1990s. Since 2002 it's either pay to park and go to baggage claim, or wait outside at the loading zone.

[@lilsuzq32]

"There is no stopping in the red zone"...

[@matushorvath]

So, basically the extensive TSA security checks are a waste of both traveler time and taxpayer money. Not really unexpected, but still shocking.

[@theedrstrangelove]

The airlines pay for this. No apprpriated money is alloted for TSA.

[@matushorvath]

@@theedrstrangelove Can you please expand on that? What appropriated money are you talking about? Anyway, either taxpayers or travelers pay for it (through increased ticket prices), and the travelers also waste time on the clearly pointless checks, so my original comment is still valid.

[@HariSeldon913]

TSA lets through people with ammunition, but stops people with cuticle scissors.

[@OneWildTurkey]

Don't Congress critters get to bring guns, as well?

[@chrisforker7487]

They took a pair of pliers that were 1/8 inches too long, from me, just stupid!

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

My sister and brother in law went to a local Christmas show in a nearby city. My sister had a small purse that is smaller than a sheet of paper. It holds her wallet and diabetes test kit and an insulin pen. They made her walk blocks to her car and leave it there. They went to go through again. My BIL had a little pair of fingernail clippers. Nope, its a weapon because it had an 11/4" rounded end nail file. He has flown all over the country and to Canada with them but, they were a weapon of mass destruction in the local theater.

[@OnlyKaerius]

A blogger I followed managed to fly from one state to another and not think of the gun he was wearing in a pancake holster until he was at his destination. This was 2005-2009 or so.

[@ritadyer9295]

I was made to take off my back brace after just having surgery and trying to fly back home. Even with a dr note and proof I had been to the spine center in Tampa. I wasn’t happy.

[@sparkygump]

She doesn't fear the consequences.

[@stephenhammond1745]

It's security theater until they find out you have money on you. Then it gets serious.

[@strategygalactic]

That isn't TSA. That's law enforcement. Completely different. TSA doesn't really care about money because........ The guy with craploads of money wants the plane to land!!!!!

[@somethingsomething404]

@@strategygalacticTSA seized money all the time.

[@JW-mb6tq]

@@strategygalacticI guess you missed where the TSA was tipping off law enforcement to shake people down on the jetway for cash. Huge national story. Check it out. It did not stop till a guy fully recorded his encounter.

[@williamwallace9826]

And the cops ALWAYS say, "Based on my training and experience," even if what they're reporting is something that was never covered in their training and that they have never ever encountered. It's just standard verbiage that means nothing.

[@jameshwang4750]

Her 15 minutes of fame is now 30

[@JeffBilkins]

two more for het own Sixty Minutes episode

[@Nabeelco]

This gives me the feeling that she's been doing this successfully for years, and has just now gotten caught, which caused a domino effect of people looking out for it more, making her get caught again. Because, honestly, as a frequent flier, I have a hard time believing this sort of thing DOESN'T happen regularly.

[@howardmallisonii503]

Not fully sure how bail works, but I suspect that getting arrested AGAIN for the same thing a second time might revoke the first bail and she spend some time in jail awaiting trial. Help stop recidivism...

[@missindependentmyway2015]

This is kind of like the guy who kept stealing the trains in NY and acting as a passenger driver because he had an obsession no matter how many times they locked him up

[@forgottenfamily]

"A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running" Only in America

[@reynoldsmathey]

Keep going, lady! You're exposing security theater for what it is.

[@Cocc0nuttt0]

I've seen a case of a guy who lives in Quebec, within walking distance of the US border, and he's been arrested twice for trying to cross illegally. You'd think he'd get the memo the first time...

[@strategygalactic]

Wait, why?! I thought the president allowed it.

[@somethingsomething404]

@@strategygalactiche didn’t have the sticker. If you live near the boarder you get a sticker /s

[@MarsMan1]

TSA... Get your Grope! I wonder why it is illegal to photograph the non-intrusive Scans the TSA takes? Makes you think!

[@curtisroberts9137]

Don't tell me what the white zone is for...

[@CyberDocUSA]

It's borderline cultural appropriation.

[@BrianButterworth-s4z]

TSA is theatre? Why are we taxed for theatre? I don't like the play.

[@iknklst]

TSA is a jobs program for people who are useless to every private employer in this nation. I'm not surprised those same employees are also useless as public employees.

[@tonycamp4514]

A crazy person? In Seattle? Nooooo, I don't believe it!

[@Offensively-normal]

People in the know. They have said TSA is nothing more than a dog & pony show. Have you seen the people working for then. Circus performers does come to mind.

[@Elizabeth-n3v2u]

My exs mom worked for the TSA this is exactly what she said

[@chip9177]

Ben is standing on end against the side wall of the bookcase near the sword

[@jasonbourne1596]

Your honor, she's not a flight risk. I agree, bail set at $25.

[@mikenuyen4441]

I was hoping she used the name Helen Hayes.

[@hifijohn]

Ada Quonsett

[@mikethemoldguy]

This happened in chicago a few years ago, same lady was caught stowing away multiple times she ended up in a nut house after jail I think

[@catsupchutney]

If the TSA were serious about security, they would pay pentesters to try to sneak onto planes and use that to score which airports are the most secure.

[@randyjohnson9772]

THEY DO & FAILURE RATE IS 100%

[@mhfuzzball]

I am reminded of Arthur Hailey's novel 'Airport', which featured a character who did exactly this, and had apparently been getting away with it for years. She would sneak onto an airplane, fly to the destination, then a couple days later go to the airport and admit what she'd done, and the airline would send her home. And because the character was a little old lady, she never got arrested. I don't remember how she got around the boarding pass check, but she did make sure to never pick a plane that was going to be full.

[@EddieLeeFunn]

Helen Hayes' (iirc) character in the movie...

[@mhfuzzball]

@EddieLeeFunn Indeed.

[@TerryLawrence001]

Time for Homeland Security to do it's Job. This undermines the safety of all involved.

[@willj1598]

Their job is just to make us believe they are doing something to keep us safe and they can't even get that right.

[@itsmatt2105]

No, TSA contributes nothing to airport security, 100% of the times TSA tries to send a person through with contraband to test the effectiveness of their security, that person gets through.

[@PacesIII]

The question really is has she ever gotten away with this? Has she ever succeeded in taking a flight without a boarding pass?

[@Sylvander1911]

Admittedly, I've never been to Sea-Tac but I've never been to an airport where ducking under stanchions will get you anywhere other than a TSA or equivalent Security Screening desk.

[@lilaralston6314]

Agreed! And I'll add that I HAVE been to Sea-Tac, and it's pretty small--I think if it hadn't been holiday time, she would have been spotted immediately!

[@gorak9000]

She skipped from the ID check line to the screening line - they don't check boarding passes at TSA anymore at all, only ID, and they only check it once at that first step. Once you're in the screening line, they don't check anything anymore. They USED to check both ID and boarding passes multiple times, but that changed in the last few years

[@somethingsomething404]

I think the bit she skipped was just the first person scanning boarding passes, I think she still went though most steps

[@Sylvander1911]

@@gorak9000 I thought they checked at both Atlanta and Newark when I was down there last year but I could be wrong. Then again with my boarding pass on my phone I guess not.

[@gorak9000]

@@Sylvander1911 I think that's why they stopped checking boarding passes - too many people with them on their phone and it was slowing things down. I know for sure they used to check ID and boarding pass first, and then the people at the x-ray scanner used to check it again. In the last couple of years, they changed to only checking ID at the first step, and the x-ray scanner people don't check anything now. I used to keep my ID and boarding pass out for the second check at the scanner, but since they stopped doing that, I just put it away right after the first check and have never needed to pull it out again. Anytime I hand the first person ID and boarding pass, they always say "I only need the ID, not the boarding pass"

[@Joe30101]

What about the 10-year-old who did the same thing. Went all the way to Italy.

[@thermobollocks]

The last time I picked up someone from the airport I didn't have to sneak past any checkpoints.

[@ninjagirl226]

Some airports do let you go past security for pick up/drop off now. I’ve seen the ads for it for the Philly airport.

[@Brian-12345]

Makes you wonder how many times she’s tried this before, but went unnoticed. If she ended up in an otherwise empty seat on a flight, it’s plausible that she could go unnoticed the whole way to the flight’s destination.

[@martinduke218]

"Airport the Movie" reference. Smooth!

[@somethingsomething404]

Airplane!

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

"Ive already been arrested for that" . Thats like the people in police videos that think if they park their car or pull in their driveway the stop is void

[@andyny29]

She reminds me of the stowaway Ada Quonsett played by Helen Hayes in the movie “Airport.”

[@fishinmusician-h3i]

fortunately,and not the bomber D.O. Guerero played by Van Heflin.Saw the movie Airport at Radio City Music Hall with my mom and sister

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

Considering the top “leadership” of TSA/Homeland Security and the quota system, it would shock the public to realize these negligent episodes are more common than they know.

[@BrazenBard]

...This sounds like a case of "You can't try me for that again, I already got busted for this, so double jeopardy applies!"...

[@fumblerooskie]

There's gotta be something wrong with her mind.

[@philopharynx7910]

For the first one, she took advantage that it was Christmas Eve and the airport was probably crazy. A lot of people were tired and stressed out and either missed things or were too busy dealing with their own stuff to call security.

[@DanaX09]

I know someone who i’m sure could get by with this. She’s a smallish older woman, but she is just a risk taker. On a tour of a navy ship, she once “dragged” me down a roped off corridor and into the off limits part of the ship. I was scared to death but she just walked liked she had a right to be there. We only got caught when we climbed up a ladder and ran into one of the sailors. She went into “lost kitten” mode…”Oh i’m SO SORRY, we got lost and were trying to find the group”. He just led us back to the group. As the saying goes “you can do anything if you do it with confidence”. We’re not friends anymore…I don’t like to do stuff like that.

[@cjboyo]

She sounds AWESOME

[@somethingsomething404]

You sound boring. I wanna meet her 😂

[@DanaX09]

@ - I am, but I won’t be going to prison anytime soon.

[@ctrotter5447]

I agree, it's disrespectful and immature. I can see a kid doing those things while they learn boundaries and lessons, but not an adult who is supposed to be a good example for younger people. The person who posted that you sound boring will be the same who gets angry when they are disrespected by others. Some people have a limited understanding of how many ways there are to have fun and adventure without stepping on others' toes.

[@cjboyo]

@ fair enough! Everyone has a different tolerance for risk

[@PhantomSinger1]

Being caught twice by the same people so close together makes me wonder how many times she's done this without getting caught. The fact that she was so calm about already being arrested for doing the same thing points to either being confused at the passage of time or consequences for her disregard of rules. Either she knows exactly what she's doing and spitting out every excuse that's worked so far, or suffering from some kind of mental degradation. There was no mention of her struggling to speak or balance as people with dementia eventually do, so I'm leaning more towards 'habitual disregard for rules'.

[@jesspeinado480]

Much of what the TSA does is show? So just like the justice system. She was free to repeat. Much like the criminals with dozens of felonies, instead of being imprisoned.

[@adrianbargen9727]

I wonder how many times she has been successful.

[@d.r.benson5498]

Securty companies at the airport need to be punished and fined for allowing this to happen.

[@edwinmartin9120]

Who's going to find the security company?TSA?😷

[@Drivr555]

Having done this again, makes you wonder if she had actually gotten away with this behavior in the past.

[@edkrausmixengineer]

I have a sneaking suspicion that she has actually succeeded before.

[@seanmorris440]

She is a spy. They only pretended not to notice her until other passengers spoke up.

[@neuroshrink]

It is worth noting that she was back on the street without a positive ID of who she really was. Given her behavior, the odds of active warrants for her elsewhere are quite high.

[@acmoreland1]

The red zone is for passenger loading and unloading. There is no stopping in a white zone.

[@michaelspinks9822]

"... We both know perfectly well what you're talking about!" ;-P

[@BotchedSurgery37]

Waking a Judge up in the middle of the night to sign a warrant. and you wonder why mistakes get made

[@richardrhodes-gc2ko]

Airplane reference!Nice!

[@geoffstrickler]

“The white zone is for the loading and unloading of passengers … only”. Great “Airplane!” reference.

[@bmitch3020]

I'm going to guess more than a few people have successfully gotten a free flight, they're just smart enough to not pick a full flight.

[@ericfielding668]

Double jeopardy (or rather a misunderstanding of it) is what she has going on there.

[@jomama01]

What a shame! She just got her Delta lounge privileges and extra frequent flyer points...

[@macplus3339]

You can't get sued if you don't get involved. Getting involved delays your travel.

[@tyree9055]

Mike Muir's voice is in my head now saying "All she wanted was a plane pepsi!" 🤣👍

[@59phonebone]

And don’t call me Shirley.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

How did she get through TSA and through gate agent without a ticket or boarding pass? Which agents were on duty that allowed her to sneak through?

[@somethingsomething404]

She skipped only the ID check at security, but she also skipped the boarding pass check at the gate.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@ she somehow evaded both security checks. Scary. I am glad I do not fly now but I never saw anyone get through gate check

[@ValerieBailey-y9u]

Yes, and every one of the many flights I have taken had flight attendants checking boarding passes at the door of the aircraft as well. Perhaps that only applies to non-American international flights?

[@DerekSVNLD]

She's got to get on a plane, dammit, you don't understand

[@joen9275]

Love the "Airplane" reference!... 🤣

[@kenmore01]

What's your name? - Mr. Burns. - What's your first name? - ....I don't know. Early Homer Simpson

[@sorathecrow751]

Keep her locked up, she wont stop.

[@davidd6660]

and? its securities job to manage security. Shes finding obvious flaws.

[@SmittyAZ]

Post 911, I took the puddle jumper to the International Airport. I'm a big guy and my knees were bad; the plane only had a few passengers, and I was in the middle back three seats. By the time I stepped out of the plane, there was NO ONE around. I wandered around until I found someone and of course, they reamed me for THEIR screw up. Since I was flying to Germany and on to Lithuania vs my usual catching a ride to the car dealer, I ate their crap. Also, this was before 'always record' Government officials on public property. I know, who cares?

[@catnvol]

I had an employee fighting for unemployment. During the hearing I outlined to the judge how the employee refused to follow company policies and told me that he was better at making policy. The judge actually asked me if: 1) Did I tell him he could be fired for such actions?; and 2) Could I document that I had told him? The answers were yes and yes precisely because I know how our justice system doesn't understand the concept of common sense. I can only imagine some of the things cops put in their reports in their efforts to satisfy crazy judges.

[@HattieLankford-24]

I hope you told him yes and yes because it's the truth! You do things daily that others would consider beneath "common sense". Be glad of the protections that you aren't even aware of using. Beware of eliminating protections you don't think you need.

[@catnvol]

@@HattieLankford-24 Saying "it's the truth" would be redundant since I was already sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I am guessing you are part of the reason the judge asked such stupid questions. I am just glad I found the power to refrain from telling the judge what I thought of his questions. As an FYI, after I gave my testimony, and evidence, the judge turned to the former employee and asked "Is what he just said true?". The former employee replied "Yes, but..." The judge cut him off, said there were no "buts", and ruled in my favor. There was a good ending but I still maintain that it is ridiculous that an employer should have to document such basic things. I am guessing if I had fired the employee for not showing up for work every Monday and Friday he would have asked me if I advised the employee that he might get fired if the consistantly didn't show up for work.

[@LuxiBelle]

How many times does she has to get caught before they send her to jail

[@valarianne2284]

Maybe jail is not the answer here. It seems like she might have some problem - jail is NOT going to solve that, it will probably make her worse. I think the lady needs an evaluation by a couple doctors. We don't know if she's on meds, SHOULD be on meds, stopped taking meds, has some psychiatric issues, etc. From the information we have she hasn't done anything violent and genuinely seems confused. Punishing someone for being mentally ill doesn't cure the illness and ultimately won't stop the behavior. She can't be allowed to continue inconveniencing people or messing with plane/travel schedules, but prosecution, jail and/or fines isn't going to cure whatever is wrong.

[@smvb77]

It is nice to hear more of the details about the previous incident-she needs help

[@KeiFlox]

I legally changed my entire name in my 20s. First, middle, last names all changed. I've never once misspelled my name even when it was new. SMH.

[@johnwest7993]

I think the woman should receive an award for demonstrating the sloppy application of our airport security system. Perhaps they should hire her to test the security at various airports, as she is clearly very good at what she does.

[@abw121]

Between this women entering airport and boarding flights! And then the person boarding aircraft wheel well in Chicago and being found in Hawaii inside of wheel well of aircraft dead? I guess everyone has forgotten about September 11 attacks?

[@karenstein8261]

First we had Houdini, who could escape anything. Then the Amazing Randi did even better. Now we have a woman who can get INTO anywhere. I see a reality series here . . . Another thought: Maybe it’s time for another “Airplane” movie - featuring imposter pilots, ticketless passengers, exotic “service” animals, a hold filled with the wrong luggage, and parts falling off the plane.

[@brianspencer6397]

Nah, nobody's interested in documentary or 'true story' movies these days......

[@mileshigh1321]

Why is she trying to hard to get away? She should be kept at the hospital until they find out what is wrong with her.

[@juneyshu6197]

No use, cant fix it.

[@mikeworden2167]

Back in 2020 I was on a flight out of LAX to O Hare. A passenger on standby was told the flight was full he found a boarding pass that had been cancelled as that passenger had upgraded and he used it to board the plane. The flight attendants did a head count found they had an extra passenger. Finally they decided to take off and had the man arrested on landing.