C3PX said:
In Europe I sill feel safe, but I don't feel on edge the entire time going through the airports. The whole atmosphere is more laid back. Outside the states I really enjoy traveling. In America it feels like the policy is to treat everyone like a terrorist, regardless.

That's because that is the policy in the US. The ACLU and other "civil rights" groups has seen to it that the police can't profile. So grandma gets treated the same way as Mohammed, even though Mohammed is more likely to commit a terrorist act than grandma. Hell, sometimes grandma gets treated worse than Mohammed.

I'm not saying grandma should be given a complete pass. I'm saying they need to use some common sense. If I'm coming through with my wife and child in a stroller and I have a bottle of water and a can of formula, I'm more than likely a parent with food for my kid. But instead of being able to keep the water separate and feeding my son on the plane, I have to mix the formula before going through security. I guess they think the formula might actually be explosive material. If it is, then I would have just blown up the whole damn terminal. It's totally ridiculous.

Instead of putting real security measures in place, we put on this show that does nothing for security. It makes the average person feel safer, but what good does that do if terrorists can still get through and cause damage?