Originally Posted by
star_world
Good lord. With steps like this, planning for a day trip must be like a small expedition! Does anyone who flies a significant amount think for a second that this is a pragmatic solution to this "problem"?
You're probably more at risk of getting mugged while you're stopped in the parking lot locking your bag
Couldn't the same logic be used about screening in general? Are we more at risk of getting mugged than a terrorist attack on the plane?
And FYI, about a month ago I was in Miami Admirals Club. There was a gentleman there with his wife and infant son. His wallet was stolen at the X-ray machine by another passenger.
What happened was he put his wallet into a bin, watched it go into the machine and then stepped through the WTMD. The TSO operating the machine backed up the belt to get a look at something and the person grabbed the wallet.
All on video, but by the time they got the video, the person was long gone.