Sneaking into Mar-a-Lago

[chspeed]

This woman wins the award for worst spy ever. If I was even trying to sneak into a golf club, remind me not to use this technique.

"Once inside, according to the account filed with the court, the woman said she was there to attend a United Nations Chinese American Association event later in the evening. But no such event existed, according to the complaint, so the club receptionist alerted the Secret Service. Though she had initially said she had come to use the pool, she was not carrying a swimsuit, the complaint said.

Ms. Zhang told the agent who questioned her on site that she was there for a “United Nations friendship event” and had arrived early to see the pool and take photos. She showed the agent an invitation to the supposed event — but it was in Chinese and no one present could read it.

At that point, the Secret Service agent escorted her off the property. The agent continued to question her, and when the agent suggested that she had unlawfully gained access to the club, she became “verbally aggressive” and was detained, the complaint states. From there, she was taken to the Secret Service’s office in West Palm Beach."

Edited April 3, 2019 by chspeed

[DeadMan]

I feel like she was more of a test of security than an actual skilled spy. Like she was told to see how far she could get while being stupid.

At least, I hope that spies aren't this terrible... Makes a lot of novels seem even more ridiculous.

[boogielicious]

1 hour ago, DeadMan said:

I feel like she was more of a test of security than an actual skilled spy. Like she was told to see how far she could get while being stupid.

At least, I hope that spies aren't this terrible... Makes a lot of novels seem even more ridiculous.

“What do you think spies are: priests, saints, and martyrs? They’re a squalid procession of vain fools, traitors too, yes; pansies, sadists, and drunkards, people who play cowboys and Indians to brighten their rotten lives. Do you think they sit like monks in London balancing the rights and wrongs? I’d have killed Mundt if I could, I hate his guts; but not now. It so happens that they need him. They need him so that the great moronic mass that you admire can sleep soundly in their beds at night. They need him for the safety of ordinary, crummy people like you and me.” 
― John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

[Patch]

My Dad was a spy....for about 6 weeks. He was a regular employee at the Nevada Test Site. His badge color was black which meant he had one of the higher security clearances.

At the request of his superiors, they put a different picture on his badge. Just a random photo different than his likeness.

A guard at the entry gate, finally caught the false badge after 6 weeks of (30 days) entering, and leaving the secured area. The guard at building he worked at never noticed anything wrong. 

Needless to say,  quite a few security guards were replaced

[Buckeyebowman]

Amazing how local security can be more effective than the Feds! Way back in the day the neighbor kid across the street borrowed my Bro's ID to get into a club to see a band. This was well before the modern, sophisticated ID's, just height, weight, and eye and hair color. Well, the cop looked at the ID and the kid, and asked him, "OK Joe, what's your address?" 

The dummy hadn't done his homework and hosed it all up! The cop tucked the ID into his pocket and said, "Tell your buddy he can pick up his DL at the station!" He told my Bro, who was totally nonplussed! This was back in the day before computers, so he simply went to the local DMV and told them he'd lost his license! They issued him a new one on the spot!