I blame Hollywood, Dumb and Dumber and that kid from Love Actually who jumped the airport gate chasing his sweetheart.
When asking for I.D, the second question has to be "............ Jim Carey's character ran and fell from an aerobridge. Can you name the movie?" If a person can.... our roving patrolmen need to be very suspicious! (NB: The author draws no link between the movie title and policy makers)