“Terrorists are giving backpacks a bad name”
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 08.04.05 | 5:11 PM ET
The backpack—the ultra-utilitarian bag of choice for hip travelers and students everywhere—is under attack. According to a report in today’s San Diego Union-Tribune, since the recent London bombings, transporation and stadium officials in the United States are more likely to view backpacks as potential carrying cases for weapons of terror. “Transit officials in New York are randomly inspecting backpacks on subway platforms,” the article states. “A frightened Manhattan tour bus operator recently called police with a report of five swarthy men with overstuffed backpacks.”
It’s not an entirely new phenomenon. Ever since 9/11, Chargers fans have been barred from carrying backpacks into San Diego’s football stadium. But backpacks seem to be drawing even more suspicion these days. As one sports fan lamented as his backpack was being searched before a Padres baseball game, “Terrorists are giving backpacks a bad name.” Oh, backpack. We see your inherent goodness. Worry not. This, too, shall pass.
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
