Last night I flew into LAX at about 8pm. As I waited for my ride, I stood at the white curb in the departure area. As I waited there, I noticed that there was a small blue car parked at the curb. Parked, and with no one in it.
I watched and waited for any sign of who might own this car.
We are told all the time to be on alert, to keep our eyes open for anything suspicious, especially at airports.
More minutes past and still no sign of an vehicle owner. And, no sign of a police officer anywhere. I have to say that that's the first time I've ever stood at an airport curb for longer than five minutes and not seen any sign of a police officer.
I wasn't sure what to do. My ride was going to be there shortly and I didn't want to miss her, but I felt like I should do something.
So, I went back inside the airport and walked right up to an area where there were several official looking folks in uniforms with patches and badges on their shirts. It was the area at the entrance to the screening area. I approached a woman and told her that there was a parked car with no driver anywhere near and that maybe someone should check it out.
Her response: "Oh, I'm sure the police will come by soon. Tthey'll ticket it and tow it."
I tried to say that my concern was not about the inconvenience but that it might be a safety issue. She repeated what I assume is her standard response.
I finally just turned and went back out to wait for my ride. The car was still there.
My ride pulled up and I explained the situation to her and she told me that I'd done all I could do and that we should just get the Hell out of there in case anything was going to happen.
So we took off.
Did I do enough? Should I have done something differently?
What would you have done?
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