I hate the TSA, and I strongly suspect they are largely a mirage, but I don’t agree that this indicates they are admitting it’s a mirage. It’s almost never the purpose of any kind of inspection to have 100% coverage, just to shift the balance of probabilities as far as necessary until it’s a deterrent. They could be shrugging and giving up in the face of a large number of people to process, but they could also just be making a well-informed trade-off.
I hate the TSA, and I strongly suspect they are largely a mirage, but I don’t agree that this indicates they are admitting it’s a mirage. It’s almost never the purpose of any kind of inspection to have 100% coverage, just to shift the balance of probabilities as far as necessary until it’s a deterrent. They could be shrugging and giving up in the face of a large number of people to process, but they could also just be making a well-informed trade-off.