Originally Posted by
tmspa
Does any of it have to do with aviation security?
Well, I'm not sure how to answer that. You seem to base your concern off of whether or not someone is an immediate threat. What about future intent? Dry - runs? What about the people who mule money/drugs to fund terrorism? Should we not be concern with any of these activities?
Mission creep, the slippery slope, the camel's nose under the tent. With TSA screeners looking for so many peripheral items, there is a very good likelihood that they will miss the obvious that are threats to airliners. This likelihood is only enhanced by TSA's inability to deploy technology that would detect items that are threats to airliners.