If that is true, then technically anyone at the airport is putting their lives on the line. No one life is worth more than another, so arguing they are putting

If that is true, then technically anyone at the airport is putting their lives on the line. No one life is worth more than another, so arguing they are putting their lives on the line is an attempt at controlling the conversation. That said, the airport is a TSA run security theater: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater. They know this, of course, but must act otherwise.