Originally Posted by TSASuper
Without trying to be harsh, if you continue to book your travel plans the way you have been, you will most likely never see the end of the SSSS, unless the criteria changes.
I don't think that was harsh at all. Simply a statement of reality. The reality is the SSSS is nothing but Stupid SmokeScreen Security and the criteria certainly needs to be changed. I know it may open screeners up to allegations of racism and profiling, but if we are Serious about Security Screening Solutions, something needs to be done.
A System that Selects Screening Subjects based on the method of payment or whether or not it is a roundtrip or one-way (think old man with alzheimer's on his way to a nursing home to die -- not a round trip ticket) is pathetic. Printing the SSSS on their boarding pass, giving them advance notice is just stupid.
But as pointed out, there are over 350+ search results on this. No sense in commenting further.