If a securityman lets you through with a leatherman, it is because he wishes so. A leatherman is one of THE most obvious things to spot on an x-ray machine.
You know, I've grown used to the new procedures. They do not make sense, but hey, I adapt. What embarasses me is every time one of my fellow aviators thinks he has to make some wisecrack comment with the socalled 'jobsworth'.
Come on, grow up, let BALPA deal with it on the level where it matters.