This doctoral candidate in molecular biology has been living in the US since 2004 but he is completely unaware of TSA security regulations and restrictions for air travel. He chose to "beat" the system by ducking under the ropes and gaining access to an area where he was not supposed to be the moment the guard who had told him to step back, bat an eyelash. He may be either hopelessly stupid or a potential criminal, but undeniable he is out to beat the system.
Shortly after the new security regulations that afflict every air traveler were implemented, another chinaman, a chef, tried to board a flight carrying a set of chef knives in his hand bag. I am sure, he also meant no harm. No one enjoys the inconvenience that such regulations impose on air travelers, but we all understand the need to observe laws and regulations, and the reason such laws and regulations were implemented. Not so doctoral candidate Haisong Jiang.
I would have no problem believing that this kind of breech of the public order is not rare in China. This incident illustrates the difficult task of re-educating people from non-western cultures to abide by something called „rules", which native people must observe.
Having inconvenienced thousands of people and having cost possibly millions of dollars in expenses, wasted fuel, wasted hours, overtime, missed connections, missed flights, and undoubtedly great hardship to some, doctoral candidate Haisong Jiang is treated like a toddler and may be given a fine of "up to" $500. In China, his own country, he may have been shot.
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