+1

A responsible administrator would have recognized the opportunity to review and update training that is clearly lacking - and would have reminded his FSDs that yes, TSA really does have a mission, to look for a needle in a haystack as well as to look for expensive perfume bottles, two-inch sock monkey guns and cupcakes.

Aren't they PAID to be constantly vigilant and alert to new threats?

Or are they still chasing the elusive crotch bomb, buttocks blaster or bra machine gun?

I wonder if the rising failure rate could have anything to do with the rising number of checkpoint TSOs actively involved with their cellphones while on the job. Perhaps some enterprising TSO will develop a 'Red Team Alert' app to clue fellow TSOs in that it's time to put the cellphone down and look for a real threat, not personal gratifcation.