Let's hear it for Mr Hyperbole!
I wear my seat belt. Check this out:
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Aircraft/Aircraft.htm
The flight attendant who exited the aircraft wasn't wearing her seat-belt . . .
> There is no way these checks can prevent a determined
> hi-jacker from smuggling things that can be used as
> lethal weapons, because the effect of a weapon depends
> largely on the skill of the user.
So what? You want un-determined unskilled bozos to hijack airplanes?
I'm all for raising the bar for what it takes to hijack planes.
That's not to say that this is what's going on, but . . .
/jordan