Re: Security checks for crews are getting to the riduculous!
My understanding of the issue is that crew being screened, (and being seen to be screened), has less to do with any perceived threat that they pose, rather it was to show 'one avenue of threat had been closed'. An illustration of this would be the kidnapping/threat of harm to a crews family if "you don't carry this weapon through the check point and then pass it to my colleague we will kill your family".
If there are no checks this becomes a very viable and frankly very frightening means to get weapons airside.
Before I get bombarded with "what about a/c cleaners/caterers etc I would reiterate...."ONE avenue of threat has been closed"....not all.
I suspect however the people checking don't even realise this and fail to treat crew with the courtesy that they deserve.