TC, you are missing the point. The intention is to show loudly and publicly to passengers and the public that the politicians have responded to the security emergency to the satisfaction of themselves mainly by demonstrating that ALL, passengers, crew and airport staff will go through security, removing their shoes, belts, watches and tieclips, undoing their trousers for some peculiar reason, and be frisked, treated like dirt, but at all times, everybody will feel that the politicians have earned their incredible emoluments and spent OUR, the taxpayers money, on a good cause, to fight 'terrorism'. It has not escaped their attention that several of the 911 culprits were 'pilots' and could fly planes (to a degree). Therefore crew are equally at risk of being 'terrorists' as passengers. In many cases, the TSA appears to pay special attention to crews, particularly to the Captain. There is definitely an atmosphere of 'up there YOU maybe God, but down here, I rule the roost, and you are going to take your shoes off and undo your trousers in public for ME!'