Originally Posted by LHR/MEL/Europe FF
Doppy - I understand your points and see where you're coming from - there are many sides to this issue.
The ID checking thing - if nobody ever checks it - it is an easy way to get somebody aboard an aircraft so long as they have a boarding pass (at BUD it could have been anybody). At least if there are checks, or random checks, it might deter one of the weirdos... that's all I'm saying.
I know security screening isn't perfect, but I'd rather have the TSA (even with the SSSSing) than security at a lot of other airports.
Regards
WG
The TSA is
NO better than any other countries security. In fact it is a
LOT worse than european security.
As for the idiotic ID checking, that has
ZERO effect on security. Anyone with the intelligence of a 12 year old can obtain fake ID.