Legit question is how did this happen ? Doesn't TSA require a boarding pass + photo ID ? I mean, a nine year old kid ? Really ?

Next up is the agent at the jet bridge ? Isn't a scanned boarding pass (and maybe with ID, not sure) required to board ? ID or not, is this kid 6 feet tall and 180 ? Did someone not wonder where his adult relative was mom/dad/uncle or ask how is this kid traveling alone, where is the paperwork/coordination on file for this minor to travel ?

So basically, a nine year old kid bypassed multiple layers of protection designed to prevent this very thing.

If humans are sneaking past security, what about a bunch of suitcases ? Containing god knows what.

Imagine a professional, intelligence agency or network, using operatives against us.