Originally Posted by
FlyingDesi
Maybe its time to overhaul the airports. I know this involves a drastic change of things but if you see some European airports, they have security right before boarding and maybe design airports in such a way. My flight load might be less and instead of taking advantage of that, I still have to stand in line along with people trying all other lines, go through one size fits all attitude.
As the world evolves, population grows, the government cannot be expected to secure each and every business and frankly its not their business to provide security for all private businesses. Why doesn't TSA check when someone goes into a Mall to shop? What different is a concentrated space of public in a mall than an Airline? Use all that money they are wasting on better intelligence, developing better screening technologies....
Not to go too far off topic, but most airports moved away from decentralized gate based screening to central screening a long time ago. You do realize that gate based screening means you're going to go through security for connecting flights right?
Also prior to 9-11 screening was done by the airlines (ok really their subcontractors) and the process wasn't any better than it was today. Sure we have more screening steps but those will still be in place whether it's an airline subcontractor groping you or TSA screener.
Finally, the explanation for why you don't see the TSA at the malls is in the first part of their name "Transportation", you do see them at train stations, seaports and other transportation locations.
Back on topic though, I have no problem with an immigrant regardless of status going through security screening, as the TSA has made exceptions for travelers in the past provided they could have some other way of verifying the person is who they say they are.