The part that annoys me is that the security clearance process at airports is invasive. It serves no purpose other than to provide the perception of security.

The part that annoys me is that the security clearance process at airports is invasive. It serves no purpose other than to provide the perception of security. Policy dictates that passengers are not allowed to carry any weapons onto airplanes. The scanners and other mechanisms are used to detect firearms, knives with blades longer than 6cm, and so on and so forth. The ridiculous part is that you clear security, go into duty free, and buy a bottle of whiskey which you're allowed to take onto the airplane. If you're so inclined, once on the airplane break the bottle and threaten a passenger or the airhostess with it. That makes the whole process (at huge cost to the tax payer) a complete farce. There are other crazy things we're paying for, like finger printing, and forgoing the right not to have our laptops and phones searched. Anyone who wants to get around these measures can. It defies belief.