Jesus Christ, guys. How does this keep happening? Last year the same thing happened to NBA legend Bill Russell, and after a similar story involving Waka surfaced recently I feel like I need to revisit the Too $hort story from earlier this month because I really just gotta put the question out there: how fucking hard is it to remember that you have a loaded gun in your bag when you’re going to the one place where they will definitely find it?
I mean, when I pack a carryon bag I get paranoid that a TSA agent will decide that the cord of my headphones could be used as an improvised weapon, and throw me in airport-jail with Sheiks who thought “maybe this is the day I can finally wear my turban to LAX!”
One thing I would like very much to see is a video of Too $hort’s face after he hands the bag to security so I can try and pinpoint the exact moment where he thinks “Oh wait… Shit…”. And that thought definitely crossed his mind, because $hort apparently booked it from the airport before he could be detained. I don’t know where he was flying, but that must’ve been a fun phone call to whoever was supposed to pick him up at his destination.
Overall, this whole incident is embarrassing. $hort had to go back to Burbank Airport the next day with his lawyer to retrieve his luggage, but is now only being charged with possessing a handgun in a public place. I wish him all the best in his future air travel endeavors, but I gotta dock $hort 10 points for this.