Originally Posted by
pinworm
I don't see a problem. If it's after security, all you have with you has been checked. It's not like you will be in possession of anything new. It's not the luggage they are interested in, it's the contents.
By security risks, I meant buying a new case, transferring the contents of your old case into it and then leaving the battered old case next to a bin.
Someone would then see this case / bag, think "Abandoned case.....bomb!!!", airport would be sealed off, case blown up etc.