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billege · 11-03-2005, 10:22 AM

So far as the profiling goes, it sounds like a distinct "not."

I really feel bad for the authorities, I mean, they just can't win.

They strip search a 90 year old grandmother, out of sheer desperation to be "random," and they're slammed for not showing any "common sense." In this case, it truely sounds like a situation was handled decently.

You got the dignataries in a stadium, you got a group of guys hanging out by the air handling system, you pull 'em, question 'em, Key here: you don't overreact and do somthing stupid, you reseat 'em (just in case they *are* up to somthing, you've kinked that by moving them), then you make sure other innocent people don't get in the area you don't want them in. I mean, just what about this stinks? I'm not seeing anything.

Would it suck to go through that? Well, yes. But I can't say these guys got it any worse than the rest of America. We're all a little pissed off about people blowing us up, and we're all a little pissed off about the ensuing loss of liberies and security hassles.

If I was in a stadium I'd be damn glad the group of guys by the HVAC got pulled and questioned.

Man, when I flew to AZ this summer there was a really scruffy, dirty, dude with no luggage, a few sheets of badly refolded paper he kept in one hand, and he kept his shirt pulled up over his mouth/nose. Now, it's not normal to have one's shirt constantly pulled over your mouth/nose while you pace frentically around the gate area. Was the guy a terrorist? Well, no. Did he make a shitload of people nervous because he would sit down, basically hop in his seat, get back up, walk around, pace, and generally look sweaty and nervous as hell, all keeping his face covered? Yes, he did make us nervous. Thankfully, someone mentioned this to the gate agent, and asked that a spanish speaking person be brought to the gate to see if they could help him. I kept an ear open to the following convo. Turns out the guy was exactly what he appeared to be: One nervous-as-hell guy, with an odd tic, who spoke or read little english and couldn't decide if he was in the right place for his flight.

Sometimes, American's do show some sense. Like what I saw, this case seems like one of those times.

11-03-2005, 10:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	So far as the profiling goes, it sounds like a distinct "not." I really feel bad for the authorities, I mean, they just can't win. They strip search a 90 year old grandmother, out of sheer desperation to be "random," and they're slammed for not showing any "common sense." In this case, it truely sounds like a situation was handled decently. You got the dignataries in a stadium, you got a group of guys hanging out by the air handling system, you pull 'em, question 'em, Key here: you don't overreact and do somthing stupid, you reseat 'em (just in case they are up to somthing, you've kinked that by moving them), then you make sure other innocent people don't get in the area you don't want them in. I mean, just what about this stinks? I'm not seeing anything. Would it suck to go through that? Well, yes. But I can't say these guys got it any worse than the rest of America. We're all a little pissed off about people blowing us up, and we're all a little pissed off about the ensuing loss of liberies and security hassles. If I was in a stadium I'd be damn glad the group of guys by the HVAC got pulled and questioned. Man, when I flew to AZ this summer there was a really scruffy, dirty, dude with no luggage, a few sheets of badly refolded paper he kept in one hand, and he kept his shirt pulled up over his mouth/nose. Now, it's not normal to have one's shirt constantly pulled over your mouth/nose while you pace frentically around the gate area. Was the guy a terrorist? Well, no. Did he make a shitload of people nervous because he would sit down, basically hop in his seat, get back up, walk around, pace, and generally look sweaty and nervous as hell, all keeping his face covered? Yes, he did make us nervous. Thankfully, someone mentioned this to the gate agent, and asked that a spanish speaking person be brought to the gate to see if they could help him. I kept an ear open to the following convo. Turns out the guy was exactly what he appeared to be: One nervous-as-hell guy, with an odd tic, who spoke or read little english and couldn't decide if he was in the right place for his flight. Sometimes, American's do show some sense. Like what I saw, this case seems like one of those times. __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."