Originally Posted by gsoltso

There is absolutely no evidence that there is NOT a threat from shoes. The same could be said for the most common argument I get here:
Since Richard Reid, no one has brought down an airplane (post hoc), therefore there is no threat to aviation from shoes (ergo propter hoc).
The argument works in all directions. The people on Reids flight got lucky, and took great steps to prevent him from carrying out the plan once they figured out what he was doing. You guys can keep posting, but I will keep telling you the same thing - Shoes are a viable threat, and the rules are what they are until we can come up with a better way to clear them.