Originally Posted by
gsoltso
TSA IS a preventative measure, you are safer getting on a plane with TSA there than you would be without them there. That is not undermining myself, it is simply a fact.
With no screening, there would be a chance for anyone with anything to get on the plane.
Websters defines viable as :
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viable
It means it has a reasonable chance of working.
I agree that the aim of the organization is a risk free environment,
If a risk free environment is a TSA goal then why does TSA only screen a fraction of the people who enter the secure area?
Do the people who are not screened present NO risk?