Haven’t Been There Didn’t Do That 0
As a matter of policy, it makes sense, possible fantasies about some Manchurian passenger to the contrary notwithstanding.
As a matter of practicality, it might help explain why some don’t understand the restiveness about the institutionalized indignity of some TSA practices.
Back when the TSA first took over airport security, I was averaging more than one business trip a month, almost all by air. At Philadelphia, TSA was a significant improvement over the Wackenhut rent-a-searchers that they replaced: more polite, more efficient, more professional.
But, as my Freshman roommate once said about some of the senior class ROTC officers in his unit, “Give some persons a flat hat and they think they rule the world.”
