Originally Posted by
klevin99
Spiff,
If everyone is low risk, how come TSA keeps finding things that are clearly not low risk? If everyone is low risk, why have security checks? I'll answer this one. There was a time when we did not have checks. unfortunately a fair number of planes were hijacked. Were the hijackers low risk?
And how would you suggest establishing "probable cause"?
Are you sure you thought your rant all the way through?
Quite sure. Much more so than the free-associating you appear to have done.
No "terrorists" have been discovered by TSA. Most things discovered are either not credible threats - mistakenly classified as such by no-talent buffoons "in charge" of TSA or items inadvertently carried by people. The few things dangerous brought airside on purpose were not brought airside with the intent to hijack.
Probable cause: fail WTMD, ETP/ETD, or X-ray detection of credible dangerous item.
Hijackings are extremely rare and will continue to be so due to cockpit doors being secured and passengers/employees not cooperating with criminals. It is not due to TSA harassment of passengers.