Originally Posted by TSA-Ray
There are objects other than guns and bombs which are just as dangerous. I find steak knives, meat clevers, hatchets, chain saws, baseball bats, and gasoline on a regular basis where I work. Also I am so sick of people asking me if they look like a terrorist. I don't know what a terrorist looks like, and even if I did we cannot exempt someone from screening based on their physical appearence anyway.
I see. And what do you think that someone can do with a steak knife that is so dangerous that it can't be brought onboard a plane? Sure, it's quite possible to kill someone with a knife but that can just as easily be done somewhere completely different without even coming close to an airport. Airplanes can no longer be hijacked by someone wielding a knife or a baseball bat, as they all have secure cockpits.
Regarding the gasoline, I really fail to see how gasoline can be more dangerous than a couple of liters of vodka or whisky.