TSA Finally Realizes What The Rest Us Already Knew About Children

Jon Hilkevitch for the Chicago Tribune:

It turns out that children do not actually merit all the fuss the Transportation Security Administration has made over them since the shoe bomber tried to blow up an airliner almost 10 years ago. So in a welcome step for little feet and parents, children 12 and younger are no longer required to remove their shoes every time they go through airport security. “Intelligence and history have shown that allowing (young) passengers to leave their shoes on poses little risk,” the TSA said.

In this context, intelligence does not appear to be defined as the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, otherwise this policy would never have been instituted. At least the TSA is finally acknowledging its approach to security is little more than theater.