You know, I'm not a fan of the way the TSA do things and I don't believe that what they actually do makes things more secure than the less obvious security we have at European airports. I do believe, however, that name calling and baiting of those TSA employees who feel brave enough to venture here is both petty and childish. I always viewed FT as an enlightened discussion forum and for the most part it is, unfortunately that doesn't seem to extend to the "Travel Safety/Security" forum.

As the other poster said, I'd rather see them here posting than not so perhaps posters can agree a "no pointless antagonism" rule (I know people are going to argue that shoe carnivals etc. are pointless antagonism) and keep attacks on the TSA to known facts not just "You're all just mentally deficient people fired from Taco Bell for not knowing the difference between a taco and a coke".