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At the next gate were two Arabs who went through security with no problem while myself, my daughter, three Marines, two women coming back from overseas who had just cleared customs, an elderly lady in a wheel chair, and an older couple had all our bags searched and we had to go through other searches at every step.

Your post reminded me of my dear late daddy, a country boy who would sometimes forget to remove his little pocket knife before he went through the metal detectors at airports, as it was a habit for him to keep one of his old fashioned, boyscout type, knives in his pants pocket. He had done so since he was a kid.

This was pre 9-11, but he flew alot from 97-01 to my daughter's college basketball games. He took it all with a grain of salt, and lost some of those little pocket knives during those times. We would laugh about how harmless he was, wouldn't hurt a fly. After the first few times, and a few reminders from us, he finally remembered to remove them before leaving for the airport.

How things have changed since then. I guess my point is, instead of targeting little old ladies (not the first time I've heard of this happening), and MILITARY personnel, maybe it's time for a little profiling. Or at least let it be equal, and not let people of Arabic descent get a pass so we can be considered "PC".

And please thank your daughter, from me, for her service to our country.