Then in the early 1990s, ID's were required, I don't remember what prompted the increased security.
Then 9-11 with the box cutters and heightened security. Then the Patriot Act and TSA. Now full body scanners.
I'm still shocked that it only took box cutters
I had jury duty the other day and had to put pretty much everything in the bin to put through the metal detector - it was only a regular body metal detector too - not the x-ray - so that was OK - but when I put my keys in the bucket the security guy said - "I have to take your scissors" right off the bat(I have folding scissors on my key chain)
Now in the recent past -well after 9/11 - I've gone to court houses and got through with my folding scissors - now they are all over stupid folding scissors
He grabbed my keys and gave me a ticket - I took them back -took off the scissors and handed just those to him (I got them back after jury duty)
But the thing was - I can do just as much damage to someone with a handful of keys as with folding scissors (or those box cutters)and he gave me my keys to walk around that court house with a decorative pin on it that could do more damage than folding keys
Ahh, the illusion of security....