Originally Posted by amarain
Wait, what did I allege? I just asked a question. If they were just following procedure, then well, shouldn't whoever was in charge of making that procedure be at least punished, if not fired? Not a single person was ever disciplined or fired as a result of this massive catastrophe.
At any rate, it's obvious that the vast majority of people have completely forgotten what happened, what that day was like, how angry we all were for a few days, and now everything has gone back to normal.
No matter what you ban, there will always be something else that can be used. You can only minimize risk. The person (more like a panel or group) in charge of making the SOP probably did not think or realize that people could use boxcutters to hijack a plane.
I'm sure the feelings those screeners have every day are enough "punishment" for a lifetime. How'd you feel if you had been in their position?