UK Immigration Officer Puts Wife on the No-Fly List

vienna · 02-15-11, 02:13 PM

Just recieved this in the latest issue of Bruce Schneier's Crypto-Gram:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351937/Immigration-officer-fired-putting-wife-list-terrorists-stop-flying-home.html

Schneier's comments on the article:

"A UK immigration officer decided to get rid of his wife by putting her on the no-fly list, ensuring that she could not return to the UK from abroad. This worked for three years, until he put in for a promotion and -- during the routine background check -- someone investigated why his wife was on the no-fly list.

Okay, so he's an idiot. And a bastard. But the real piece of news here is how easy it is for a UK immigration officer to put someone on the no-fly list with *absolutely no evidence* that that person belongs there. And how little auditing is done on that list. Once someone is on, they're on for good.

That's simply no way to run a free country."

Makes you really wonder about who's running our security apparatus and how really effective it is.

Krauter · 02-15-11, 02:15 PM

I'm sorry but that just made me laugh really hard. (That a husband would go that far to keep his wife away).

Other then that it kind of shows how sad of a state we're in right now.

STEED · 02-15-11, 02:41 PM

What a tosser he was.

August · 02-15-11, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

What a tosser he was.

Is "tosser" good or bad? English English is always difficult to decipher.

VipertheSniper · 02-15-11, 03:07 PM

translates to the german word for a s s hole...

Torvald Von Mansee · 02-15-11, 05:05 PM

And the problem is...???

STEED · 02-15-11, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

Is "tosser" good or bad? English English is always difficult to decipher.

Here you go August.

Tosser... Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Also, occasionally spelt tossa

And Tossbag... Noun. A contemptible or worthless person

August · 02-15-11, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Here you go August.

Tosser... Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Also, occasionally spelt tossa

And Tossbag... Noun. A contemptible or worthless person

Thanks! Slang etymology has always interested me and the English are very prolific in that area.

02-15-11, 02:13 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	UK Immigration Officer Puts Wife on the No-Fly List Just recieved this in the latest issue of Bruce Schneier's Crypto-Gram: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351937/Immigration-officer-fired-putting-wife-list-terrorists-stop-flying-home.html Schneier's comments on the article: "A UK immigration officer decided to get rid of his wife by putting her on the no-fly list, ensuring that she could not return to the UK from abroad. This worked for three years, until he put in for a promotion and -- during the routine background check -- someone investigated why his wife was on the no-fly list. Okay, so he's an idiot. And a bastard. But the real piece of news here is how easy it is for a UK immigration officer to put someone on the no-fly list with absolutely no evidence that that person belongs there. And how little auditing is done on that list. Once someone is on, they're on for good. That's simply no way to run a free country." Makes you really wonder about who's running our security apparatus and how really effective it is.

02-15-11, 02:41 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	What a tosser he was. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

02-15-11, 05:05 PM	#6
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	And the problem is...??? __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

02-15-11, 03:07 PM	#5
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,070 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	translates to the german word for a s s hole...