Defence (Score 1)

I have had a little read through the comments here and it makes me laugh. Being based in the UK I don't know how the American screening system works but I do know several things. I worked in Security at an airport in the UK for a number of years. The DFT (Department for Transport) were primarily responsible for what checks were done at each airport. Certainly when I worked there the random searches were just that. Random. Nobody seems to have realised that it may be something in their bag that causes them to be checked often. If a Security Agent cannot identify an item on the X-Ray then that bag MUST be hand-searched. This is surely common-sense? More than likely it is a combination of items which cause the bag to be 'pulled' in the first place. If you are one of the unfortunate people that get your bag searched every time that you pass through a security screening then take a moment to think about what it is in the bag that they are so interested in. I am not saying that this applies to everybody. You will always get people who are just downright plain unlucky. However most of the time it is likely to be a combination of obscure objects or an odd-shaped bottle of perfume that causes the bag to be searched. There are many things that I could say to defend the Security staff and there are many things I could say to offend the same staff. At the end of the day just remember that those guys have to stand there all day on a crap wage taking shit from everybody. Think about how much you hate being stuck in an airport waiting on a delayed flight. Imagine what it is like to be stuck there every day.