Originally Posted by PhilT
London Heathrow despatches thousands of folks to the US each day without requiring them to take coins out of pockets, laptops out of bags or shoes off. Richard Reid is a Brit

Of course, TSA and DHS will say that that is evidence of why we need the shoe carnival--had Heathrow had it, they might claim, Reid would have been caught and not even have had the chance to light his shoes.