Originally Posted by
justhere
A good example is the liquid ban. When it came out for passengers, it was pretty good at keeping a lot of innocent people separated from their drinks. Yet the pros would still get it through security. So was it useless? Yes. Was it a panacea? Yes, but more of a pain in the butt.
I don't mean that disrespectfully. Just pointing out that the liquid ban never has nor will it ever prevent what it is supposed to prevent. So why even bother?
It prevents the amateur types from doing something tragic. It might not stop the pros but it might the wanna-bes.