What are we being protected against?
A very wise guy told here in PPRuNe that all the security measures are used to protect against the previous attack and not the next one....
I have a feeling that the power of abuse given to security people is part of the salary for those people searching bags and confiscating stuf from pax's bags.
I strongly belive that nothing would stop a determined terrorist to hijack a plane while a lot is done to annoy pax in the airports.
Rwy in Sight