More Security Stupidity

So, you “dump” the terminal, inconvenience a thousand passengers, delay a dozen flights, out of an “abundance of [faux] caution” and cost passengers and taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.  You still can’t find the poor guy (in the red shirt, pink hat, with the garbage bag and urn)  – so, you just let everyone go about their business.  How is this security, exactly?  Can someone explain this to me?  Oh, I know: it isn’t.  But hell, it makes Joe and Joan Six Pack feel safe, so it’s worth it.