Originally Posted by Wally Bird
Yes I do know the standard and I adhere to it. Many screeners do not and do not, which is why I am
stubborn and
protest about it.
Without going into details, if you saw the state of my feet you wouldn't want me taking my shoes off anywhere near you 
You are correct to legitimately complain IF the screeners are not following the SOP. I am death on screeners when it comes to this and emphasize that only certain shoes need to be screened as opposed to all shoes. In this regard, I completely agree with you. I'm talking about the ones who ARE wearing criteria shoes and feel compelled to fall on some sword by refusing to remove them AND complain about the secondary screening.