There's a distinction between TSA and "Airport Security"

by irishoutsider , Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 04:34 (125 days ago) @ nedhead

At least enough of a difference.

There should be screening before you get on a plane.
We should require people to have a boarding pass to enter the terminal.

Do we need to stop everyone for a quick radiology exam and personal body groping?
Do we need to have everyone take off their shoes sometimes, but not in every airport or every scenario?
What about laptops? How are we feeling about those today?

There's layers on this that are just unnecessary beyond basic weapons detection.
It doesn't have to be this way. I'm biased but comparing Heathrow to O'Hare I'll take the former every single time and twice on Sunday.