bjcc
The point I was trying to make was that accusing those you think are wrong of having "very narrow minded attitudes" and not having considered the "wider options" is silly because the same criticisms could be levelled at those who think that subjecting pilots to the same degree of scrutiny/security as passengers is so important. (NB: I say 'could', not 'should' because such comments are equally pointless either way.) I can see I haven't persuaded you because you've since added that perhaps they refuse "to look beyond what is obvious."
If the stength of your arguments fails to demonstrate why those who hold a different view are wrong, resorting to suggesting they must be failing to understand the issues (or they'd agree with you) is rarely persuasive - especially in a discussion such as this where experienced and informed people have clearly considered the issues but happen to have reached different conclusions after doing so.
BTW, I posted the pictures because I thought the scene was funny and apposite. Your Police magazine may well be right that those actual pics aren't what they appear to be
, but they nonetheless exemplify that type of rigid unthinking 'jobsworth' attitude and/or patently absurd situation I suspect most of us have encountered at some point in our lives.
FL