Originally Posted by stimpy
This column doesn't acknowledge real threats and you won't get anywhere until you acknowledge real threats. You have to admit that it is possible for a wheelie, granny or a kid to unknowingly transport plastic explosives on board an airplane if you want to equally complain that screwdrivers, matches, etc don't need to be banned.
Yes he does.
From the article:
When I am on an airplane, I am not concerned that the man next to me may have a Swiss Army knife in his pocket, but I am concerned that someone might have brought a chemical bomb on board or in the cargo hold.
"Chemical bomb on board" = plastic explosives, rather knowing or unknowing.
Personally I think the article has the correct amount of inflammatory rhetoric as it does a fairly decent job of expressing what frequent pax, and screeners who worry about effective security as opposed to the image of security, see day in and day out at the airport. The comments about wannabe-drill-instructors, harassment, and excessive ID/BP checks by TSA employees (which still do happen at some airports) are a bit harsh but reflect the situation at some stations.