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I'm seriously just curious. I'm in no way worried about Them and the fear mongering, I just want to know what's going on with "security" at an airport where a human can stow himself in a f'n wheel well.


Please, Airport security is just a way of making people feel safer about flying. Airports are BIG places with a LOT of places where a security breach would go unnoticed. In my opinion, a lot of effort is going into screening the passengers when very little is being done about physical security of the airfield. Besides, how hard do you thing it would be for a nefarious type to get a job as a baggage handler?

So, most screening happens where people can see it, so it has the greatest psychological impact. And it's working.