eyecue, i wish you would put your post above into "printed form" and give to all the airports. cant tell you how many times I walked thru w/o taking off the shoes ONLY to get the secondary screening. Yes they had me sit down and used the wand over both shoes NOT a sound. Then "excuse me sir You have to remove your shoes so they can be put thru the Xray machine". DUH whats up? This has happened at EWR/LAX/LGA/FLL/PBI +

I dont ask for the supervisor only cause that will take more time and might get me into a 3rd type of screening. lately been simply taking them off to begin with- but its a needless hassle. I do understand if theres an alert that we should remove them.

I remeber when it all started with the extra checking at the gates, who was sent over anyone who tried to get aboard before it was their correct time. 1st class called and you were a 100k and went anyway. Well to teach you a lesson they selected you to under-go another carry-on check, but that was the GAs who did that, no TSA in those days.
I agree it might be easier for the TSA workers if everybody removed their shoes, heck it would be easier boarding if no body went on with any carry-ons. But what it easy for the TSA isnt the issue it should be how to do their job and be the least cumbersome to the traveling public. If removing shoes is NOT required then dont tell people that it is, nor penalize anyone who doesnt remove them- after all they arent braking any laws.