I’ve become cynical in my old age. “Average Joe” government employee want’s to play it safe. When I traveled with my husband, a commercial pilot, we were always singled out for “special screening.” Like being behind the yoke of an airplane wasn’t a big enough threat. (Rolling eyes.) At least they were always nice and apologetic during the pat down. As I explained to a neighbor who Children’s Services was going after for their child’s excessive absenteeism, never mind she was sick and had a doctor’s note, “You’re white. You make them look like they’re doing their job. They’re not going to go into the ghetto and risk being shot. You legitimize them.” I took care of ghetto crack babies for years. The first person the courts ever actually went after was white. They will always take the safe and easy route to say they did their job. Apologies to the 1% that actually do care.
It is a hard fact that TSA and the Dept of Homeland Security singles out every other demographic group (other than Muslim males) in order to justify themselves and be politically correct.
Political Correctness killed and maimed many at Fort Hood, and it will kill us all.
I'm not in old age but I say that is totally, utterly, 100% TRUE. If I were running things that would be mandatory learning alongside the 3R's, and on the literacy test you'd take for voting. People who haven't yet realized it are living in a cocoon.