I have personally been on the receiving end of the contradictive way in which these security measures have been dealt.
Yep, it's a pain in the behind I guess.
Recently I had the pleasure of putting my elderly grandparents on an Australian domestic flight.
I took some initiative before we left for the airport, and checked through all their carry-on luggage. I (rightlfully) suspected they might not be very current on matters relating to aviation safety.
So, all contraband safely stowed in the checked-in bags, and we're off through security.
My grnadfather gets pulled up for the small army knife he has attached to his keys, which were in his pocket.
This causes major dramas, confused grandparents, and me hauling it to the nearest post box to mail the offending 'knife' back to my home address.
I go back through security, and we get my grandparents safley on their flight.
As I'm walking out of the terminal, I pull my keys out of my handbag.
And wouldn't you know it, I almost fell over at the irony....The same bag that I'd gone, not once, but
twice through security, contained a set of keys (mine) which have on them, a small army knife
On the other hand, I'd be the first person to call blue murder if someone got past security with a weapon and caused an incident on a flight.
Regards
GoGirl