Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Prudent travelers don't put expensive, easily pilfered items in checked baggage.
And professional TSOs and baggage handlers don't steal from people's bags, checked or carry-on.
In the real world, TSOs and baggage handlers steal, largely with impunity, and naive travelers are too trusting.
It's still illegal to steal. It is not yet illegal to be naive or uninformed.