Originally Posted by bambi47
Wow, not only are you telling me what part of the screening process you should have to go through and what parts are "silly", now your telling me what I can and cannot see on the x-ray and how "I" interpret what I see.
No one is telling you what you see. However, the x-ray will not tell you there are explosives present. You might be able to determine they are there, but the x-ray is not to be confused with a mass spectrometer or a gas chromatogram. Because plastic explosives all by themselves are malleable and can be molded into just about any shape, I'm perfectly willing to bet some cash that screeners will not notice them unless there are other indicators present.
Originally Posted by bambi47
Since you all know so much, why don't you take over security so it gets done right.
Oh my God, just give me that chance. Right after I exit several of your bosses from the building while using their heads to open the door, I'll have airport screening operating properly and respecting people's civil liberties. I can do better than they can. Heck, monkeys banging on typewriters could write a better SOP than the pinheads currently doing so.