Yes bealine, I am a passenger, on occasion. Just as you are too no doubt.
Between those occasions I make my living transporting people in pressurised aluminium tubes. I do apologize if that does not conform to your assumptions.
Had you read the entire thread before wading in you would have notice Checkboard's excellent explanation of why the often trottet out line "If you have nothing to hide...." is offensive and, to use his words, stupid. You have no doubt notice that I am not a great fan of repitition.
I understand from previous posts that you are a great believer in regurgitating the official line on airport security, however, a bit of critical and independant thinking or contemplation if you will, is to be encouraged. Mindless drones we can do without.
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And before you tell me about your security briefings I would like to inform you, just to be ahead of your assumptions, that my position is such that I get my briefings from people who are involved in security at a national and regulatory level.
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As a side note, have anybody found it somewhat peculiar that the reaction to the successfull smuggling of a bomb like device through an airport that is equipped with full body scanners, is to rush in the use of full body scanners?