Things we need to think through more carefully

Two items from a Transportation Security Administration press release:

• Put scissors, pocket knives and other sharp items in checked bags; never carried on.


• [F]or now, air travelers are advised to use cable or zip ties as an alternative to baggage locks.

Yes, but how is one supposed to cut open the cable or zip tie upon reaching one's destination, given that scissors and pocket knives have to be carried inside the bag that's closed with a cable or zip tie?