Originally Posted by
hughw
I don't get it.
2. If you do get to the gate without the SSSS check, what good does it do then? Haven't you now had the opportunity to hand off contraband to a confederate that didn't go through SSSS?
This is precisely why SSSS is a pointless system. In the rare case I've had it in the past, I just give my carry-on bag to my travel partner and have them take it through security. Nothing in hand to screen makes SSSS fast and painless, but extremely pointless.