alt Hacker News> The mission, ostensibly, is to make air travel safe by ensuring that passengers don't bring dangerous items onto the plane.
No, it is to make it safe for any reason, which goes beyond whether or not they brought box cutters.
> The mission, ostensibly, is to make air travel safe by ensuring that passengers don't bring dangerous items onto the plane.
No, it is to make it safe for any reason, which goes beyond whether or not they brought box cutters.
Ok, I'll concede that. That boils down to someone bringing something on the plane that can be used to cause trouble.