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Aug 10, 2011, 2:59 pm

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Originally Posted by OldGoat

And taking away prohibited items from someone who has the stick and throttle is also pointless.

I would argue that not everyone who wants to harm people wants to be a martyr. As SFOSpiff mentions, there are numerous scenarios where a pilot could smuggle something in that would cause damage over and above (or different) than what they could just using their plane.

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Originally Posted by OldGoat

Sure, it's not foolproof. Making security foolproof results in one of two outcomes:

You have hit on the exact point. TSA willingly allows huge holes in security to exist while focusing on only one specific group - passengers. In their attempt to make it impossible for a passenger to get anything through they appear more than willing to ignore all other threats.

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