Here's the key:
"...Waiting to board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, Mark Spritzler said he, for one, accepted that scanners were a necessary inconvenience.
"It makes me feel safer flying," Spritzler said...."
Pilots Dismayed at Airport Scanners, Pat-Downs - FoxNews.com
The scans and body checks make passengers FEEL more secure; that's not the same as actually BEING more secure.
The security is perception, not reality.
