Originally Posted by
I'd Rather Walk
I would imagine the scanner probably detected the gun, the screener wasn't paying attention. Imagine sitting here all day looking at these images, I would think it would become hard to concentrate. Of course the metal detector, which doesn't get tired or distracted, would have found the gun.
I suspect individual operators don't sit in the booth all day, so it isn't as hard as it sounds. I believe a TSO posted on this forum that they regularly rotate stations throughout the day.
Re: the 'hottie' thing. I thought I read that in at least some Canadian airports, pax step on a mat - if the mat lights up, they have been 'randomly' selected for the NoS. I don't think the mat is operated by a CTSO viewing pax and pushing a button. I certainly see no reason for communication between the 'selector' and the individual in the booth. There needs to be selection process for the NoS that really does select COS and steroid jocks once in a while.