https://marco.org/2007/12/31/no-matter-that-a-deadly-sharp-can-be-fashioned
No matter that a deadly sharp can be fashioned from virtually anything found on a plane, be it a broken wine bottle or a snapped-off length of plastic, we are content wasting billions of taxpayer dollars and untold hours of labor in a delusional attempt to thwart an attack that has already happened, asked to queue for absurd lengths of time, subject to embarrassing pat-downs and loss of our belongings.
— Patrick Smith, “The Airport Security Follies” (thanks, Merlin)