I got my Global Entry approval in August, but until Monday night at SEA, I had never had the opportunity to go through a PreCheck lane. Lots of three beeps in BOS Term C and SFO, but no reward for my trouble.

Monday night I got to go through the PreCheck lane at SEA.

My first reaction: This is AWESOME!

My second reaction: Why did I have to pay $100 to be treated respectfully and not just presumed to be a criminal? Why can't all U.S. citizens be treated as respectfully?

It's just wrong and it's a distraction from the real issue that lets TSA off the hook from the people who have to deal with them the most often.