TomCat as indeed most of us have and do on a daily basis.
What to do about it? BALPA start upping the ante and petitoning those in public office to change the ridiculous situation more publically.
If it is necessary to confiscate an offending item be it nailclippers or a suspected bottle of water why is there no further immediate action? Should the individual not be removed from flight until an investigation ensues. The nailclippers are restricted because they are perceived to be possibly used for nefarious acts why let someone off then. The suspected bottle of water/excess amount of aftershave etc may actually be something else and this wont be known until tested etc. So why just throw it away, after all there has been an attempt to smuggle through banned substances. It is strange with the current thinking that the individual is allowed to continue with their duty if the item is removed because it may be something dangerous will they not just ammend their 'plan'.
I do not believe the above should happen but cannot understand why it isnt if we are all perceived as potential terrorists and current thinking and security tactics are continued. It is an absolute disgrace that this situation is allowed to continue by our unions and ultimately ourselves.