Woman loses $24,000 rolex through airport security

[leftover_salmon]

Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto

What to Leave Behind

Don't bring anything you would hate to lose. Leave at home:

valuable or expensive-looking jewelry
irreplaceable family objects
all unnecessary credit cards
your Social Security card, library card, and similar items you may routinely carry in your wallet.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/...fety_1747.html

What would they know about theft while traveling, right?

This is seriously aggravating me: It's not supposed to get stolen IN THE ******* AIRPORT SECURITY LINE. END OF STORY.

 

[Eason]

TSA are ******* vampires, **** them.

 

[Hombre Secreto]

Originally Posted by gdl203

This is a bunch of generic advice for people traveling abroad and who are not familiar with the streets or the safety of the country they're visiting (the page title and intro should be good hints for you). This has nothing to do with some woman flying from Norfolk, VA to Jacksonville, FL. She's taking a mode of transportation that's not especially known for jewelry theft, and can take whatever she pleases on the plane as long as it's not prohibited. TSA agents have no business stealing stuff. And there's no blaming the victim here, sorry. Again, your arguments are laughable (to be generous)
You really think an employee (or anyone) wouldn't be tempted to a SNATCH A ROLEX!! I wonder if a Casio would of received the same attention. It's fucked up she lost her ****, but what do you expect thieves to do when they see a Rolex?

Originally Posted by leftover_salmon

This is seriously aggravating me: It's not supposed to get stolen IN THE ******* AIRPORT SECURITY LINE. END OF STORY.
But it did. And yes being jacked from the security line is pretty outrageous and I am sure the cameras must of caught something that blatant.

 

[Mountains]

Travelers having stuff stolen happens. Getting stuff stolen in the airport security line after you place it in a tray should not happen - it basically means that the TSA officers stole the watch, so far as I can tell.

 

[CunningSmeagol]

Things aren't supposed to get stolen anywhere, and women aren't supposed to get raped under any circumstances. "Should've known better" doesn't exonerate the offenders.

 

[Hombre Secreto]

Apparently the security cameras weren't working. How convenient.

Originally Posted by CunningSmeagol

Things aren't supposed to get stolen anywhere, and women aren't supposed to get raped under any circumstances. "Should've known better" doesn't exonerate the offenders.
Bad things aren't suppose to happen? Why? Where did you get the idea that life was fair?

 

[FidelCashflow]

That's ridiculous. I'm always a little worried whenever I leave my wallet/watch/passport/ipod in that little basket and it gets out a few seconds ahead of me. I'd **** bricks if I had a $24K rolex in there. Hopefully it's insured. I've heard in some really poorly ran airports (mostly third world) they don't have enough of those little buckets, so they will make 4 or 5 people put all their stuff in one at the same time... and hope no one else grabs their stuff while they're being scanned

 

[darkdream]

My mother lost a very high quality diamond platinum ring in airport security like a year or two after the 911 incident. It was probably when the security guy searched through everything in her baggage.

 

[imageWIS]

Obviously the woman never saw Pulp Fiction, or she would know that there are far better places to carry a watch.

 

[Custom]

This is so sad but she really should have travel insurance at least

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by Custom

This is so sad but she really should have travel insurance at least
what kind of travel insurance would cover a $24K rolex? Aren't they usually capped at like $1-$2K if you lose your altogether?

Originally Posted by imageWIS

Obviously the woman never saw Pulp Fiction, or she would know that there are far better places to carry a watch.

I saw it twice and have no idea what this means. Did the girl from pulp fiction keister stash valuables at some point in the movie?

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto

Bad things aren't suppose to happen? Why? Where did you get the idea that life was fair?

Now what the **** are you jibber jabbering about??

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

I saw it twice and have no idea what this means. Did the girl from pulp fiction keister stash valuables at some point in the movie?

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[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

I saw it twice and have no idea what this means. Did the girl from pulp fiction keister stash valuables at some point in the movie?

are you kidding me Fidel?? lol

Originally Posted by imageWIS

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right!

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto

Who the **** said travelers should leave watches at home? If she could afford a $24,000 watch she could of taken a less expensive watch on a trip. Things being stolen when you travel ain't more common? Get real.
Yep, I think this is poorly-considered, also. When I go on vacation, part of the point is often to go to nice places and be dressed up. I live in the sticks, there's no place here to wear a solid gold watch. So yes, I usually travel with it (though I admit that I place it in my briefcase before entering security, along with all the other stuff people usually put in the basket). ~ H