8/10    Let's beat this one to death:  Why do airport security wait times
        skyrocket when the threat level is increased? I know there are tougher
        standards, but the number of people going through is the same. Now they
        inspect clear plastic bags instead of x-raying carryons, and pull
        people aside to argue with them(?).
        \_ not sure where this is coming from. i flew SFO-LAX-SFO for a day
           trip on Thursday and suprisingly the lines moved faster than ive
           seen them move in a while. i do trips to LAX often. -shac
        \_ The same reason that when there are only two roads to turn down
           and one of them is suddenly blocked off people have to stop their
           cars in the middle of the fucking road and think about it rather
           than turning down the one open road and figuring out their detour
           on the fly: because most people are fucking idiot sheep.
        \_ because "this is important" so they actually start paying some
           attention to their job.
        \_ You answered your own question.  They attempt to be more
           thorough, so processing each person takes longer.
        \_ Because it takes time for us men of steel to protect the world
           from scum and villainy.  -T.E.A.M. America World Police