When in Doubt....

So everyone knows of the two Air Marshals (what a dumb title) who shot the bi-polar dude who claimed to have a bomb. And rightly so. And despite this being a fairly non-humorous situation, this bit from ABC News made me laugh:

"After the shooting, investigators spread passengers' bags on the tarmac and let dogs sniff them for explosives, and bomb squad members blew up at least two bags. No bomb was found...."

So much for the art of detecting and defusing bombs. Did you ever see the movie Speed? That's what I'm talking about. Now, some eleven years later, we just toss the bags on the tarmac along with a grenade. I guess the easiest way to neutralize a bomb is to detonate it. Whatever.

Update: It seems that when the officials reported that the dude they shot (prior to shooting him, of course) claimed to have had a bomb, that what they really meant was that he "used words that implied that he had a bomb." I'm picturing him running down the jetway yelling, "I have a B-O-M-B!!" However, and much to the demise of any humor in the situation, he probably just said something about blowing up the plane.