There are people in this world that want to kill all of us, of that there is no doubt.
But this article tells me much more about the author than it does about the state of security on the airlines.
And I'm sorry, her disclaimer about racism rings very hollow after considering this for an hour.
Racism is a funny thing - it cuts both directions.
I entered a small market just off a major interchange a few months ago. Two people were sitting a car. As I entered the market, 3 people were in the market. 2 of the 3 were visible, the third was behind a display shelf.
As the 2 visible ones were paying, the third stepped up behind me. It was obvious he knew the other 2, so I offered to let him go ahead of me. He declined.
The 2 left, I stepped to the counter as one of them re-entered the store, joining the one behind me.
By this time, I was terrified that a robbery was imminent.
My instinct had told me to leave as soon as I saw the third one partially hidden by the shelf display - I didn't, because it would not have been PC.
Whether I foiled a robbery, or worse, I do not know for sure. I only know that had I been the same race as the other 3, I would NOT have stuck around. Not wanting to appear racist, I endured one of the most terrifying events of my life.
Racism is one thing, suspicious behavior is another. Unfortunately, PC muddies the waters.
For the record, I would have been equally uncomfortable as the woman who wrote this piece; and would have been as uneasy if 14 men of a cook's choice of races were acting so suspiciously.