Amos
what a great way for terrorists to blow up airport check points... by setting off the dreaded dangerous dastardly confiscation barrels ;-} of course we all know the shampoo and toothpaste are phoney balogna confiscations in the first place.
So was my beloved yet confiscated 1 inch nail file that my mother gave me 2 years before she passed.
But the stupid confiscations do help train us to obey idiocy in the name of authority and security.

I recall...
They refused to allow a medal of honor winner to board a United flight unless he surrender the medal of honor that he unfortunatly chose to wear that day.

When things of value are checked they are more easily stolen. Lost luggage is up 22% over the last 2 years.