Originally Posted by
eyecue
You seem to be overlooking the fact that all those positions are positions of "public trust." Granted there may be cases that are abuse of the priveledge but I can say that it has not resulted in any events worthy of revoking the policy. As a society we have to be able to grant trust to some positions, and there are individuals that are not able to uphold the trust that is placed on them. This is true of any position whether it is a mechanic or an FBI agent. Can you rely on anyone or everyone to "do the right thing 100% of the time? No. IT is totally subjective and therefore subject to the whims of the person setting the standards.
Doing right is NOT subjective. Either it is right or it is wrong.
The right thing to do is make sure the sterile area remains sterile. If the TSA allows every self important person to breach the sterile area without a proper screening then the TSA is just putting on a very costly show.
If we are just going to pretend to do security and waste money at least get some Hooter's quality screeners so I have something to divert my attention from the draft blowing through the gaping security hole created by TSA policy.