Sadly I can only agree. I travelled out of LAS on Sunday and was advised to check in 4 hrs early. Result? A 3hr 58 minute wait for departure. No queue. No hand search. My wife's bag contained scissors and files etc.
At PHX same story. My wife's passport and ticket were in different names. No query (no request to see marriage cert etc). Hopeless!
A month after Lockerbie I had the same experience at EWR checking in for a PanAm flight. Do these people never learn?