Boofhead:
Sorry, but I strongly disagree with you. Before this all started, we had a police presence in airports. After TSA does its hiring, we'll still have a police presence in airports. The main difference is that it will be federal, rather than local or state, and the training and procedures will be standardized across the country.
In the short term, there may be a bit fewer officers in border patrol or secret service, etc. But those agencies are hiring to replace anyone who left. Will it take some time to hire and train? Sure.
Is the screening still imperfect? You bet it is. Actually, I think the security was much worse than you thought it was. A few years back, a local teen climbed the fence at Logan airport, walked around the secured ground-side areas, and waltzed aboard an overseas flight. He was discovered after the plane was in the air.
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