Airport security unfortunately has alot to be desired.
I was extremely shocked to find that after going through a security check, on the other side I could find a pair of scissors on the counter in the retail shop.
After reporting the incident to the security manager, his response was that, well they should be looked after by the staff of the retail shop. I wonder how long it would have taken for the retail staff to realise that the scissors had gone missing. I think it would have been enough time for someone to get onto a plane and out of there, then what are they going to do... close the whole airport down?
I honestly think that security needs to be beefed up, and if I was a pilot, wouldn't especially like to know that everytime I flew, there was a potential for a problem. I would be expecting that there would be zero chance of anything getting onto that aircraft.