The really sad part about it is we replaced minimum-wage private security with Federalized minimum-wage security, and some airports are going back to minimum-wage private security and it's all considered to make it safer to fly. If we actually wanted security when we fly we'd follow the Israeli model but then you guys would b1tc4 about having armed-paramilitary police at the airports "invading my privacy."
Its all lose-lose
That was discussed on the first page.
El Al does background and credit checks on all passengers when they book their ticket, their security arrangements are less direct hassle than what we currently are subjected to and they are the safest airline in the world.
Can't do that here though because they use "profiling" if your name is Shwartz, or Smith you don't get the same level of "service" as you would if you name is Rashid, or Abdul.