"Homeland Security": Is the cure worse than the disease?

The people we are hiring to inspect our bags are stealing valuables from them. If so, they are LESS trustworthy than the typical person and arguably MORE likely to plant bombs in our luggage than the passengers are. Might we better improve homeland security by planting boobytrapped jewelry cases in our luggage? By using ink-filled devices such as on garments on stores, we could catch these thieves red-handed.

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