Originally Posted by
JamesBigglesworth
Yes, DHS wants to screen pilots. Because that will stop them blowing planes up. Ah-ha! Take that pilots in control and closed off from the rest of the crew and pax! What're you going to do *now* with a plane now that you can't blow it up!? Another win for DHS! Keeping us safe from pilots. :/
You're missing the obvious alternative path of destruction. A pilot (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) takes unexamined contraband past a checkpoint and hands the contraband off to someone else, who uses the item to destroy a different aircraft.