Reply #2: I have to agree [View All]

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The check points are merely "window dressing for inexperienced fliers".

I grew up on secure military bases -- and got used to professionals on the gates. In no sense of the word are the TSA "professionals" -- although there has been a slight improvement since the early days of post 9-11.

What I have seen is deliberate intimidation of airline passengers by people who aren't trained to do the job. I just keep my mouth shut and do what I'm told --

but I KNOW that we aren't any "safer" -- and the flying public is being bamboozled.

There are so many holes in the security net -- and if I were to think seriously about the ways the bad guys can sneak something into the hold of an airline I would never fly. Plus all the container ships that arrive at major ports -- a very small percentage are being searched.

Meanwhile a handicapped 78 year old friend of mine had her boobs searched by a TSA ding-bat who had no idea what the hell she was doing.