Originally Posted by Beausoleil
Suppose the only point of searching aircrew was to make passengers object less when they are searched ("see, even the captain has to go through this").
Or suppose the whole security thing was an elaborate farce to create the illusion of safety so that people would keep buying tickets in enough quantities to keep airlines in business and, indirectly, aircrew in jobs.
Wouldn't those be good enough reasons?
[back to lurking]
So what are we supposed to do ? Just dismantle all the security gates and systems at airports ? I agree, much of airport security/screening is in practical terms ineffective, but the absence of it would be an invitation. We are where we are today through a series of incremental steps, each of which was thought to be well-intentioned. As the Irishman said when asked the way to Dublin, you don't start from here.