If we both agree that I'm going to be searched before boarding Air Inquest, what difference does it make in terms of who does the searching? Does it make a difference that a private screener has a banana and a chimp on his badge instead of a government badge, and only has a can of pepper spray instead of a gun, when he feels your wife's breasts? Will it make a difference to your wife?
Has it occurred to you that you're arguing against a position that I haven't taken? You might want to scan the big paragraph in my last post a little more attentively this time.
But since you brought it up, there probably would be a couple of differences with Air Inquest - assuming this guy's story is kosher. For one, his wife's bulging belly wouldn't have been on display for all to see, and for another, he wouldn't have been arrested for getting upset (kicked out of the airport, maybe, but not arrested). Overall, the air screeners would be more professional, without the smug federal-employee attitude that we've come to know and love. And if you call this toll-free number on your screen... umm, never mind. Just practicing.