Originally Posted by
Wally Bird
The reality, as demonstrated by this incident, is that there is absolutely no chance of everybody doing anything to challenge the TSA. The huge majority will do whatever the TSA wants, no doubt chanting the "if it makes us safer" mantra all the while.
Foreigners make up a big chunk of flying public in the USA, and I bet they are not willing (quite understandably) to engage in this type of protest. I, for one, would not be ready to experiment with security requirements in a foreign country that I am not overly familiar with - no matter how ridiculous they are. So, far the most ridiculous ones I have ever encountered were in my own country - the USA
