Try being staff and going through the nonsense every day.
Shoes off...belt off ...car trunk/hood up...no water or "runny foods" .I had my coins x rayed the other day. The machine bleeps on a quota so you are searched again. Couple this with sitting waiting for 20 minutes at 0600 then a couple of hours on radar at the start of the morning rush.
It is NOT conducive to a safety critical environment.
There appears to be NOTHING that can be done. I retire in 2013 and it can't come soon enough.
how many terrorists have been caught by airport security then
How would we know? How many have been dissuaded? (my guess is none)