Originally Posted by
fiveninerzero
I find it intriguing whenever I go through the initial security checkpoint at ICN that I am always asked my destination. If I respond with somewhere in the USA, I am made to remove my shoes and am subjected to further searching. If I respond with a destination elsewhere, I get to leave my shoes on. Not once is my BP checked. I still get my water bottles confiscated at the gate, however.
I would guess that they are supposed to check the BP for destination but don't bother under the theory that not many people would like to government officials given the risks in some countries of doing so, in order to avoid taking off their shoes for 30 seconds.