Originally Posted by
exerda
Yeah--the vendors should be subject to the same level of checkpoint scrutiny as pax. After all, vendors can be corrupted...
Actually, the whole "random" thing is stupid on its face, but it is what it is.
All airport workers should be subject to the same level of scrutiny as passengers. Certain employee groups have direct unsupervised access to the aircraft and could easily introduce some form of contraband.
If a screening procedure is effective then why does TSA need randomness? Are they telling everyone that the procedure is in fact not effective?