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‘Spot’ teams to spy on passengers [Sanity alert]
The Times (UK) ^
| August 20, 2006
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Posted on 08/20/2006 8:30:43 AM PDT by aculeus
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In America behaviour detection officers are working at a dozen airports, including Washington Dulles and Boston Logan. The programme, called Screening Passengers by Observation Technique, or Spot, is run by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).Good to know this is happening.
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:30:44 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
Good to know this is happening.Yup.
And it gives new meaning to the term flying squad :)
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:33:15 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: aculeus
The behaviour detection squads will patrol terminals to monitor the gestures, conversations and facial expressions of passengers. Passengers who are Muslims between the ages of 17 and 40 would be a good start.
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:34:55 AM PDT
by
JennysCool
(Roll out the Canarble Wagon!)
To: aculeus
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:36:20 AM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: aculeus
This should have been SOP worldwide, on 9-12-01, IMO. Screw the profiling crap protesters!
To: aculeus
Adopt the proven El Al methods, why try to reinvent a successful system?
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:39:36 AM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: aculeus
I'd like to know why this wasn't implemented already?
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:41:43 AM PDT
by
Canard
To: JennysCool
Yes, and males in particular.
To: aculeus
One of their aims will be to spot those who may be concealing fear or anxiety I get anxious that TSA perverts will grope my wife and daughter. I'm afraid they will give those in Muslim garb a pass but search me, a bona fide American. So, am I going to set off the Spot squad? If this was not so serious a plight for America, One sees Homeland Security and Swat teams that assault innocent passengers as the modern Keystone Cops.
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:43:26 AM PDT
by
LoneRangerMassachusetts
(The only good Mullah is a dead Mullah. The only good Mosque is the one that used to be there.)
To: john drake
Yes, and males in particular. That would be foolish ... the latest rage is female suicide bombers, and females hiding bombs in baby gear.
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posted on
08/20/2006 8:48:24 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Canard
Passengers and flight crew have been doing this since 911. When it is your life on the line, people have a knack for zeroing in on things "just not right".
To: aculeus
Sounds good to me! Two thumbs way up!
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posted on
08/20/2006 9:04:47 AM PDT
by
durasell
(!)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
We should have "teams" and require the screeners and behavior monitors to fly with the passengers they searched or monitored.
To: aculeus
" in America, where behaviour detection squads are already deployed at airports." Thanks a bunch Times of Londonistan...
I am sure the ACLU, CAIR and other leftie loons will be right on this come monday morning.
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posted on
08/20/2006 9:10:50 AM PDT
by
spokeshave
(The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war.)
To: aculeus
Unfortunately, that's subjective reasoning. How to interpret "acting suspiciously" is the operative phrase here. Taking 20 trips to the bathroom or just generally pacing would constitute suspicious behavior. That's what I do--stay in motion when I arrive at the airport because I've got a problem sitting down until I get inside the plane and buckle up. I can just see me arrested for "acting suspciously". Oh, brother!
To: lilylangtree
You can't be arrested for "acting suspiciously."
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posted on
08/20/2006 9:15:15 AM PDT
by
durasell
(!)
To: CindyDawg
We should have "teams" and require the screeners and behavior monitors to fly with the passengers they searched or monitored.Great minds think alike department.
I've thought that all screeners should be ordered to have an overnight bag at their workplace.
On a regular basis randomly-chosen screeners will be ordered to get on a randomly-selected flight.
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posted on
08/20/2006 9:16:49 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: lilylangtree
I can just see me arrested for "acting suspciously". Oh, brother! Sigh.
Terror avoidance is not law enforcement.
No one will be arrested for non-crimes.
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posted on
08/20/2006 9:18:47 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: lilylangtree
Taking 20 trips to the bathroom or just generally pacing would constitute suspicious behavior. That's what I do--stay in motion when I arrive at the airport because I've got a problem sitting down until I get inside the plane and buckle up...
No more Starbucks for you!
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posted on
08/20/2006 9:20:25 AM PDT
by
durasell
(!)
To: aculeus; Paleo Conservative
Good to know this is happening. The ACLU should be trumped at airports! Profile me - please!
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posted on
08/20/2006 9:27:44 AM PDT
by
phantomworker
("Don't accuse me of your imagination.")
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