[WOSG]

Try this one on for size:
my 60-year mother-in-law wears a prosthetic leg, and they regularly require it to be removed and searched at airports.

They have no idea the pain and inconvenience this causes.
And it clearly serves no useful security purpose.
If you know of a single instance of 60-year-old females hijacking planes let us know.

[MineralMan]

"Try this one on for size:
my 60-year mother-in-law wears a prosthetic leg, and they regularly require it to be removed and searched at airports.

They have no idea the pain and inconvenience this causes.
And it clearly serves no useful security purpose.
If you know of a single instance of 60-year-old females hijacking planes let us know.
"

That's a tough one. Prosthetic legs would make great hiding places for explosives or drugs. No, your Mom-in-law is probably not a terrorist, and I don't know of any 60-year-old women who have hijacked planes. In fact, since 9/11, I don't know of anyone who is hijacking planes. I do know that elderly folks are being used as mules for drug smuggling, though. The prosthetic leg could hold a lot of cocaine or heroin. I don't know your Mother-in-law, and neither do the security folks.

I don't have an answer for this one. It's probably policy to check these prosthetics in all cases.

[Labyrinthos]

If you know of a single instance of 60-year-old females hijacking planes let us know

If the TSA starts giving one legged 60 year old ladies a free pass, then you can bet that the terrorists will recruit one legged 60 year old ladies to commit acts of terror. And BTW, can you think of a single instance prior to 09.11 when terrorists crashed fully loaded passenger jets into tall buildings? The rules have changed since 09.11 and the result is that little old ladies may have to suffer a little inconvience.