Most pilferage seems to happen in the cargo compartments. As for the reverse security think about what you are saying. You are talking about having to make a list of everything each person had with them coming in, then comparing that list to when they left, and doing that for several thousand employees. There is no possible way for this to work.
First off, I do appreciate your insightful comments (absolutely sincere).
My mom worked at Sony for years. She was not allowed to enter with a purse, tote, or anything other than a completely transparent bag for her belongings. She went through a metal detector and security on the way out of the building as well as on the way in. Why? Easy. Sony did not want any of its products walking out the door with its employees.
Many retail environments (particularly higher-end stores) operate on the same principal. Essentially, the thought is that if there is no where to hide anything, there is a far less chance of something leaving the store.
This is why I am so bothered by the baggage handling issues. See, to me anyway, the security issue is one that should not be compromised. I need to take off flip-flops, for Pete's sake, and walk through a metal detector barefoot. We have airports that are implementing full-body screening for passengers (with undies outlined et al). Every airport has cameras in every station except the bathrooms (and I am not so sure there aren't cameras there as well somewhere) to protect against threats and secure our safety, right? So if we go through all of these things as passengers, no matter how ridiculous, why is it a stretch for the airlines (and I'll say it- the unions) to implement measures to ensure the same level of security on the other side of the airport?
Jetliner, I don't believe that it needs to be as complicated as you suggest. I believe some simple measures, such as cameras, random employee searches (like we have as passengers) and the see-through purse notion mentioned above would significantly reduce pilferage because the chances of getting caught would increase. Can you prevent all of it? Maybe not- but if you can take measures to ensure that you are preventing as much as you can, it restores faith in the company and ensures our overall security.
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