3 Northwest airlines employees breach airport security to prove a point.

[Eug]

Even after all this, security is still lax.

 

[Viper GTS]

Sadly, they'll probably lose their jobs over it.

Viper GTS

 

[hungrypete]

but it was important that they point out that not much has apparently changed....

 

[Eug]

I must admit, considering how lax airports seemed to be, back as a crazy teenager I was always tempted to smuggle stoopid stuff just past the sensors to prove a point too, but of course my sense would get the better of me. Plus, reporters used to do it too, every once in a while. However, nothing ever seemed to come of it.

Once though, I had this stone container which was bringing back from overseas, maybe about 25 cm high and 15 wide and fairly thick walls. My guess is that on X-ray it'd be hard, if not impossible, to see inside. I put it through the machine, but I don't anyone was even looking so even if the X-ray machine could penetrate its walls, it would have been irrelevant. Never once was I asked to open it, on the ground or on the plane (too late). This was after one international flight and one domestic flight (Canada).

 

[brxndxn]

That pisses me off that somehow the machines can detect my small bel-buckle - and they make me take off my belt - but these people can sneak knives on board. ARG!

 

[whitelight]

well, in nyc, there was at least one person who had a fake pilot's id and was arrested. so some of the increased security efforts are working.

 

[Rudee]

Yup, they will lose thier jobs over that. What is to stop the general public from using the excuse 'heh, I was just testing the security" when they get busted with weapons.