TSA deploys airport behavior screeners

AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/4/08 | David B. Caruso - ap

[NormsRevenge]

just behave..

or else.

[NormsRevenge]

Of the more than 104,000 air travelers who were plucked out of security lines and subjected to a more intense level of screening because of something suspicious in their demeanor, fewer than 700 were ultimately arrested, officials said.

Many more — about 9,300 — revealed something during the screening process that caused the TSA to call in law enforcement for a more thorough investigation.

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If you get pulled aside and get asked who shot JFK, don’t say anything. :-)

[NormsRevenge]

This is a handout image from the Seminole County, Florida Sheriff's Office of Kevin Brown who was arrested Tuesday April 1, 2008 at the Orlando International Airport carrying materials in his luggage that could have been used for an explosive device, the FBI said. A search of his luggage revealed two galvanized pipes, end caps, two small containers carrying BBs, batteries, two containers with an unknown liquid, and bomb making literature, according to an FBI statement. Brown, a Jamaican national, planned to board a flight to Jamaica. (AP Photo/HO)

[sionnsar]

If you get pulled aside and get asked who shot JFK, don’t say anything. :-)

Somebody shot Kerry?

[CodeToad]

“For 16 minutes, they questioned him, scanned every inch of his body twice with a metal-detecting wand and emptied his carry-on bag onto a table. Out came a car stereo with wires dangling from it. “

They brag about that??? Sounds like a total failure! “Custoemr service”??? Getting harrassed is “customer service”??

We seriously need to abolish the TSA.

[Cindy]

Yep.

[Onelifetogive]

TSA deploys airport behavior screeners

It's about time. The last airport I was at was a TOTAL bitch!!!

[CarrotAndStick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7AWw7t5zj0

TSA Gangstaz

[Explicit Lyrics!]

[Gideon7]

Whether this is anything more than profiling under another name, we don't know

Yes, it's called profiling, and it works; ask the Israeli screeners at El Al.

[NormsRevenge]

Put him and Naomi Campbell in coach next to each other in a bulkhead row. explosive-types attract I hear.. they’d make a lovely couple. ;-)

[Dominnae]

This is interesting, but yeah there’s gonna be a lot of whining about “profiling”. Which is the whole point isn’t it? Back-assward liberal squeaky wheel logic.

In March 2002 while getting ready to board a flight from JFK to New Orleans, some morons were in line behind me joking around because of the line for screening.

At some point in their comedy routine (they apparently thought they were entertaining everyone in line) one asked me if I’d “do him a favor and carry his bomb on board for him, he could just slip it into my backpack.”

Everyone stopped talking and stared, it was one of those moments like that commercial “Well my broker is EF Hutton and he says.. “

I just said “Did you know you’ve just committed a felony?” (which may or may not have been the truth, I don’t know, at the time.)

They laughed and snorted and carried on.

When I got up to the screeners, they asked me if I’d left my luggage unattended or if anyone asked me to carry any packages on board for them, and I said “Just this clown in line behind me.” They probably don’t hear replies like that often, so I told them what happened.

For whatever reason, subterranean IQ notwithstanding, that asshat did not board my flight that day. But don’t we wish it would always be this easy to pick the idiots out? sheesh.

[Cindy]

Why Norm, that sounds like a behavior-targeting scenario.

The alphabets should use that as a practice situation.

Smiling...

[Dr.Zoidberg]

While there maybe something to the SPOT techniques, I have a sneaking suspicion there's more of “I don't like this guys look, lets shake him down and see what happens” going on than anything else.

Afterwards, they can always say “He fit the behavioral profile.” if their fishing expedition doesn't turn up anything.

Win/Win for the TSAstapo, who's going to be able to argue?

[EggsAckley]

About ten years ago I broke my back and had to use a cane for a couple of years. If I stand too long my back screams at me. The last few times I have flown I’ve brought along my cane. The cane, and my looking like the 62-year-old broad that I am usually gets me moved to the front of the line.

I’m not flying anymore. Just too stressful. They might see a look on my face that they think is suspicious, and all it really is is the fact that I’ve stood there so long I’m about to pee my pants. Heheheh.

[goldstategop]

We should have profiling. The Israelis know how weed out potential terrorists. On the hand, the TSA still treats every one as equal even though its a waste of resources and time. We all know how the Left would react if profiling was ever introduced in the United States.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[robomatik]

hilarious!

[LambSlave]

About half of those passengers weren't suspected of any particular crime, but behaved suspiciously enough that screeners thought police should be called anyway.

Land of the free...

[HardStarboard]

>>>We seriously need to abolish the TSA.<<<

Be my guest and fly with unchecked fellow passangers. I won't be on the plane.

What this article indicates is that TSA if finally learning. Behavioral profiling is used by El Al and a number of European airlines. They have very good records of keeping jihadi types and nutcases (really no difference) off planes. Far more effective than having everyone take their shoes off.

One of the most effective I have witnessed was British Air at Heathrow: the screeners questioned us thre seperate times in the waiting area...each time coming back as if they had forgot to ask something....each time with a second screener looking at you while the first questioned, actually more like conversed with you.

It was plesant, non threatening, but I felt they "knew me" and my lady friend pretty well before we got on the flight.

Another time - in Seattle, a secondary screener pulled a 7 inch butcher knife out of a womans purse at the gate. She had gotten through the concourse screening just fine.

You can look at as harassment. But it will just make you mad. Look at it as doing your part in fighting terrorism - you might feel better.

[Cobra64]

"The most common catches have been people carrying fake IDs."

"He looks okay... let him though."