pilots are not asking to be totally excluded from screening, we just want it to be sensible i.e. screen us for guns and bombs, not nailclippers and water.
In NZ we don't take nailclippers. But, I have to ask, as a pilot do you intend to be clipping your nails while flying? If not, putting them in your hold luggage or leaving them at home would seem a simple solution.
How do you suppose a caterer can bring down an airliner without smuggling anything through security?
I was thinking along the lines of what 'Alwaysairbus' said about crew being able to poison pilots and therefore that being even easier for caterers. And as there is a high turnover of staff in these establishments I would suggest a lot of them have not been fully vetted when they start and for some time after.
On the LAG's front, I believe there is technology underway, that will be able to detect liquid explosives during the bag x-ray process which would remove the need to limit LAG's or display them. Good news for all!