Man swims, walks past $100 million JFK Airport security system

[Jazzy]

NEW YORK (AP) — A man on a personal watercraft who became stranded in a New York bay easily breached Kennedy Airport's security system by walking undetected through two runways and into a terminal.



The New York Post reports that the 31-year-old man swam to a Jamaica Bay shore and then walked past motion sensors and closed-circuit cameras of the airport's state-of-the-art Perimeter Intrusion Detection System. The $100 million system is meant to safeguard against terrorists.



The man climbed an 8-foot-tall perimeter fence and made his way to Terminal 3.



He approached a Delta Airlines worker, who alerted authorities.



The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is investigating. The agency says it plans to meet with the security system's maker this week.



The man was charged with criminal trespass.

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They are charging the wrong person. If anything this man proved how easy it was to breach security. They should be charging the the company who installed this $100 million dollar system!

 

[Evil Eye]

Sounds like it was a waste of money then.

He should be given a standing ovation for showing them what a piece of crap their system is.

No, that'd just be opening the door. They should pretend to sue and let it slide when no one's watching.

 

[Jazzy]

Sounds like it was a waste of money then.

They should pretend to sue and let it slide when no one's watching.

Isn't that the whole point? There was NO ONE watching!

 

[Evil Eye]

Isn't that the whole point? There was NO ONE watching!

Yes, but if you commend him for pointing out the flaws, you'll just get a lot of people trying to breach your security because they can get away with it anyway.

 

[JetWing34]

Bypassing security equipment when you're actually banned from places is against the law, you know.