<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spiff:
Bart,
I think that no one here will object to a secondary screening when they alarm at the WTMD, unless the sensor level is set so low that a stiff, non-ferrous/ferris breeze sets it off.
However, what many of us will object to is any form of secondary screening when the WTMD does not alarm. Such a policy is the source of many of my negative comments about the TSA and why I would rather see this agency disbanded.
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With one exception, my thoughts exactly. Mineta the idiot instituted the "set off the WMD and you get the full treatment" rule following September 11, abandoning what had been a sensible "if you accidently left your phone or keys in your pockets you can empty them and get a second pass thru the WMD" policy that had universally been my experience prior to Mineta the Terrorist's changes.
There never was a legitimate reason to get the full treatment just because the dammed machine beeped, and everybody knows it.
Fortunately, some semblence of sanity has returned in the form of the "2d chance" WMD policies showing up at various checkpoints.
Now, if the second pass after emptying pockets (I refuse to use bureaucratic-speak like "divestment") still produces a beep,
then the full secondary treatment may be warranted. Like has always been the case.
And don't even get me started on the subject of "random gate secondary inspections."