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We already have the solution. Harden the cockpit doors. Arm the pilots. Do intelligence work. Have mild screening of passengers that may or may not include a short interview and bomb sniffing dog. Accept that life is not 100% safe, and respect the God given constitutional rights of American citizens.

That's CRAZY talk!!

In Israel they don't do the crotch grabbing and nude photos, they seem to be on to something that works better.

Granted, Israel is a tiny place, so access control via civilian air travel is not the monster it is here CONUS. However, the approach they use to identify potential lunatics is far more effective, efficient, and less invasive, than the amateurish joke of a system we adopted. The Israeli's figured out a long time ago that they needed to develop an approach that prioritizes personnel screening as much as, if not more so, than equipment screening. This concept seems to be lost in our approach to security.

The Israeli's were capable of identifying common behavioral patterns of potential threats, and when used in conjunction with other factors, such as race, gender, age etc, it creates a PROFILE that can be used to identify individuals that may require additional screening through a personal interview. TRAINED individuals conduct the interview and look for behaviors usually indicative of hostile intent. The Israeli system does NOT require the ridiculous nonsense that takes place in our airports as they have enough professionalism and common sense to know the difference between a SOCCER MOM, a SENIOR CITIZEN, a CHILD, and a LEGITIMATE THREAT, and they can figure all that out without having to grope or strip search the individual.

Our system is just plain STUPID and completely UNREASONABLE. There is FAR too much emphasis on equipment screening, and not nearly enough emphasis on personnel screening. When our "security" can't tell the difference between a mother with child and a legitimate security threat without the need of invasive search techniques, our "security" is BROKEN and needs to be FIXED, or eliminated and replaced.

I find the course of action the T.S.A. took to be completely out of the bounds of "reasonable" in accordance with the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

IMO, there needs to be a lot more citizens filing suit against the T.S.A. for the violation of constitutionally protected rights, as these stories are just.....infuriating.

Barring legal action, only a massive boycott of T.S.A. served transportation services could initiate change for the better.