It depends on the point of view. If one wants to smuggle a sharp object onto a flight, it's easy if you pass the security checks. I would state here, it's bit difficult with the metal detectors and x-ray-ing of the luggage. From the point of view of an TSA: it's his job to find it. So... It's not as trivial.
If it's possible to obtain that sharp object after the security checks, it's kind of risk free.
Also, we don't know what kind and size of scissors it was. The question arise here: if it's possible to buy the scissors, where is the difference between smuggling, stealing & smuggling and ordinary buying? In all of these cases, there's a sharp object on the flight. So, yes ... Stupid.
May be they weren't afraid of a sharp object on the flight but rather desperately wanted to find the thief :)
I always wondered about airport security... Like why is passengers considered so much, and not well absolutely everything else on the big modern airports. All the shops, restaurants, coffee shops and so on...
Surely some of them have kitchens and kitchen knifes? Like proper big ones... Or lot of liquids... Or solid objects...
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[ 6.1 ms ] story [ 18.4 ms ] threadIt's sad that the TSA idiocy has infected the whole world.
If it's possible to obtain that sharp object after the security checks, it's kind of risk free.
Also, we don't know what kind and size of scissors it was. The question arise here: if it's possible to buy the scissors, where is the difference between smuggling, stealing & smuggling and ordinary buying? In all of these cases, there's a sharp object on the flight. So, yes ... Stupid.
May be they weren't afraid of a sharp object on the flight but rather desperately wanted to find the thief :)
Surely some of them have kitchens and kitchen knifes? Like proper big ones... Or lot of liquids... Or solid objects...