The Farce that is Airport Security

After yet another terrorist attack on a plane on Christmas Day, again we have to question all these procedures in place at airports that delay us for hours, are they worth it?

Mr Abdulmutallabm, the Nigerian terrorist flying to Detroit has shown how easy it still is to carry explosives onto a plane, even after a pat down.  So it now poses the question, is airport security actually working?

Is it enough to take my razor and nail clippers at security, when I can just as easily purchase them from the shop Boots which is air-side?

Any sharp objects are not allowed either such as knives or knitting needles, yet when I sit down to my full English breakfast, I eat with a metal knife and fork, which can be put in my bag and taken on the plane.

Is it necessary to take my laptop out the bag?  Like I can hide anything in there when there is not even enough space for an extra memory card!

and what’s the big debate with the amount of liquid I can take on?  I can buy sambuca and Whiskey at airport duty free, both of which are highly flammable.

It then comes down to profiling.  The PC brigade will disagree with this as they will say it’s racist etc. but really it should come down to OUR human rights in being able to travel without the threat of terrorist activity.  If you have nothing to hide, then you won’t mind being stopped and asked questions.  The Police get away with it in everyday life, stopping people in the streets if they ‘look a bit dodgy’, so why not do this at airports?

So now every passenger will have to wait even longer for their flights due to the extra security measures in place.   Maybe there should be a security line for people with not hand luggage which would speed things up no-end.

So are these extra security checks essential, or just an inconvenience to us all and to make it look like the airports are actually doing something?

Tags: airport security, detroit, terrorist