Originally Posted by
crhptic
I think it's different, and noteworthy, for two reasons:
1. Everyone who's participating in this program paid $100 extra to do so, encouraged in part by the representation that they wouldn't have to remove their shoes.
2. The technology here was specifically designed to screen footwear while it's on the wearer's foot, but fails to do so in an alarmingly high percentage of cases. The WTMD isn't specifically designed to screen any particular item; it finds metal, above a certain threshold, regardless of what or where.
Then they were stupid. While I think the value of screening for knives is nil today it is still clear it is part of the screening process. There is no way for the shoe scanner to tell a shank from a knife.
This is just another (albeit reverse) example of sheeple using public transportation.
The registered traveler websites clearly state that removal of footwear is still at the discretion of the TSA.
I have no sympathy for people with no reading comprehension. The TSA is a joke, but people should still get the joke, no?