[truth_seeker]

Profiling is a tool, only one of many. It worries me the naive faith some put in it.

You are certainly correct to caution me, against "naive faith" in profiling.Thursday, my 75 year old mother-in-law flew from Orange County (CA) to San Jose (CA), and had to remove her shoes, which had some visible metal ornamentation.

In our quest to avoid the smallest hint of "discrimination" we may waste scarce resources, hassling the wrong folks. Political correctness, run amock.

[Northpaw]

One of these days, after another hijacking, an airport video tape is going to capture Achmed the perp breezing through security just ahead of Aunt Mabel who gets strip searched. Even then, nothing will change.