Originally Posted by
TSAPressSec
But yes, this is correct. The vast majority of passengers who experience TSA Pre✓™ have been, and will continue to be, screened via a walk-through metal detector. However, we are expanding the use of Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) at TSA Pre✓™ checkpoints through a phased approach.
With the utilization of AIT at select TSA Pre✓™ checkpoints, a random generator on each walk-through metal detector may direct a passenger to be screened via an AIT unit; happened to me Monday, and added less than 30-second to my screening.
It's not about how fast it takes a citizen to get through the TSA checkpoint. It's all about intrusiveness, privacy, and a proper response to a validated threat. You people have done a great job since 2001 of manipulating the debate to avoid this issue.
Originally Posted by
Mad_Max_Esq
So, in other words, you're drastically reducing the value of pre-check. Got it.
Many of us have written on FT that PreCheck is nothing more than a government extortion program designed to silence a group of adversaries (frequent flyers) by addicting them to PreCheck just like a pusher slowly addicts a victim on drugs. At first, the pusher give you the drugs for free. When he has you hooked, he starts charging you more & more. Because you are addicted by then, you are willing to pay any price.
I personally have likened PreCheck to the Communist system of privileges. In this case, the Party (i.e.: TSA) wishes to silence dissent among a large group of citizens. The party creates a system of privileges it grants to this now-privileged class of people. The privileged class dare not speak out against the party because the party can take away those privileges at any time for any reason.
...and, we all lined up (Some of us didn't line up and never will.) and gladly paid our $85 because we wanted our government to designate us as "privileged."
Shame on us.