Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
So you don't think it likely that a evildoer would check his liquid bomb and have a remote detonator in his pocket that looked like a pen.
I really feel safe now!
Originally Posted by
gsoltso
Never said that, as a matter of fact that is one of the most espoused theories. It is also one of the most difficult to counter, hence the more expensive equipment in many o fthe bag areas.
I BTD, it's easy to counter. If TSA actually believed the cr*p it spews, it would, in the interest of flight safety, ban liquids (>100ml) from aircraft cargo holds, as well. It doesn't because airlines would scream too loud as cargo income transferred over to FedEx, and because TSA knows this isn't about logic, it's about theatre.
Instead, the more expensive equipment that apparently detects explosive liquids in bag areas would be installed at pax check-points in lieu of uniform upgrades or shiny new badges. TSA doesn't because it would rather spend money in a futile attempt at image polishing, or because the moment of separating pax from liquids is deemed to be one that convinces some traveller somewhere that we have an effective airport security policy.
Like I said, theatre and poor theatre at that.
