Civil Liberties

Man Suing TSA For Calling Cops Over Peanut Butter Explosive Joke

Was pulled out of line for the layer of oil atop his peanut butter; told wife and kids his explosives were being confiscated

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Take a jar of fancy peanut butter, add a dumb joke about explosives at airport security, and you've got the makings of a nutty federal lawsuit.

A former New Yorker is suing a TSA worker at LaGuardia Airport and a Port Authority cop for $5 million after they busted him for trying to bring a jar of Crazy Richard's peanut butter on the plane.