GUEST 09 Dec 05 - 02:59 PM

GUEST, I believe that the man who had attracted the Air Marshall's attention ignored their instructions, had he stopped and complied with those instructions he would be alive today.

On airport security checks, what they 'should' be and what it is possible for them to be are as different as chalk from cheese. A workable solution is a matter of arriving at the best compromise solution. The measures you proposed in your post would prevent and deter nothing.

The Air Marshalls are there to prevent the aircraft from being taken over and used as weapons as was the case on 911.