Originally Posted by tismfu
Don't take away their ammo!
Better talk to Richard Reid as I think he
really did want to blow up that plane... and he went the shoe (read: non-cargo) route.
And thanks to all the pax that jumped his behind that actually prevented him from doing it.
Screening for it didn't do jack. It was the pax acting when they saw something suspiscious that prevented a tragedy.
One man trying something does not a universal threat make.
Thanks for proving my point! Different people have different experiences. Just because I had to take off my shoes at ZRH and found it just as intrusive as U.S. security does not mean that everyone does. Therefore, of course, you have your impression of ZRH security and I have mine. And they're different! Just like how my impression of U.S. security is different from yours. And you know what? That's okay. No amount of whining and complaining on FT is going to change my opinion of TSA front-line employees. Until I experience something which I find objectionable, the employees of the TSA will receive the same respect which they have given to me.
Being different is one thing. Being different while having ones civil liberties infringed on is another story.
I've said that the screeners at IAD a couple weeks ago were nice and professional when I got my secondary. That doesn't mean that I didn't think i wasn't harrased for not removing my shoes.
Best US airport for security I've experienced: ORD. After seeing the lines at the United ticket counter on my way home, I expected long lines in security. No line, no wait, no BS.
Security doesn't HAVE to be intrusive, which is the WHOLE POINT. I was glad I wasn't harassed and I in no way felt any less safe.