Just the other day I got a new "security directive" that I can no longer possess my swiss army pocket knife; but soon I should become a "pilot cop" and carry a gun? When I board the stairs from the ramp a new company ramp security officer checks my bags too. He has a portable metal detector that he inserts into crews' bags, as if we might hijack our own jet!
Aviation management attracts many mental midgets, especially in a time of crisis.