Originally posted by Chairboy
With respect, I've already outlined my system. I suspect that you don't grok it because I'm not advocating some technical or large scale change. In fact, that's true, I think that the big changes that the government folks keep trying to push downstream are a mistake.
DON'T:
Ban liquids
Ban nail cutters
etc
DO:
Let the security folks use their best judgement
That's RIGHT, I'm advocating doing LESS.
That's what I've said over and over and over and over, it is my hope that my use of capitalization will make it clear enough this time.
Ok here now we have something to discuss.
You want to allow liquids nail cutters etc. on the plane. Can you explain how that is going to help security here?
This statement: "Let the security folks use their best judgement" really is a null statement. If you were to give that statement to me as a TSA employee I'd be asking you exactly what you mean. "Best Judgement" about what? Am i supposed to decide whether to allow certian people to have certain items based on what? How they look? How they act? What object are subject "to my judgement"?
What I'm trying to explain is that there is no uniformity to your "system" and neither the passengers nor the security folks will have any reasonable expectation as to what to expect. It will be a crap shoot for the passenger as to what they can bring as carry on, checked baggage whatever. It will also vary from checker to checker much less air port to airport.
You are going to do less. OK here is the same kind of question I asked Sandy and he ignored. How many aircraft are you willing to lose before your comfort zone is compromised? If you are going to make the aircraft open to the terrorists, exactly who's freedom have you enhanced?
