<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by eMailman:
And what kind of screening have the TSA people had? If you really want to defeat the system, that is where you put an agent(s).</font>
Remember the opening scene from Casino? The dealers are watching the players, the boxman is watching the dealers, the floorman is watching the boxman, the pit boss is watching the floorman, and the eye in the sky is watching everyone.
Beyond the automated checks, I'm sure the TSA staff is required to observe each other to make sure that there are searches are conducted when they are required.
Another procedure they should implement is to eliminate your ability to choose which line to go through at the security checkpoint.