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To: newsperson999
white male, former national gaurdsman, everything is back to normal, looks like nothing big.

Ok, I'm dense on this subject. How precisely is his race or previous employment history relevent to it being ok for him to have explosives in a FedGov airport?

Not that I eschew the idea of everybody being armed in an airport, I don't, in fact, I'd feel safer flying if *everybody* were armed. But since these rules are in place, I'm just curious as to the selective enforcement. Or am I missing something here (complete possibility)?

25 posted on 02/18/2002 6:34:43 AM PST by Lumberjack
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To: Lumberjack
Well let's see what "white male, former national guardsman..." might imply:

a) not obviously arab/muslim - ergo not profiling.
b) probably not too grungy - so not profiling.
c)apparently innocent but busted anyway - so everyone pay attention to your stuff or risk being the news.
d) (Note to boss; when Lumpkin calls in from Omaha and tells you he missed the meeting because of a moron with a dummy grenade, you might actually have to believe him.)

51 posted on 02/18/2002 7:01:09 AM PST by norton
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