Briton Jailed for Bomb Joke

Bomb ‘joke’ student jailed - According to the arrest report, Ms Marson placed her bag on the belt at a security check, telling a Transportation Security Administration screener: “Hey be careful, I have three bombs in here” - before allegedly repeating the joke twice more when confronted by officials. [ "(extlink)BBC":http://www.bbc.com ]

It’s hard to believe that even with all the seriousness that law enforcement has been taking even the hint of terrorist threats recently that anyone would make a joke like this.

bq. A Virgin spokesman said: “With security levels so high at present, there are certain things you do not joke about.

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