Considering how often they seem to be pulling this on the elderly, infirmed, and children... I wonder if on an individual basis the agents have to pull out x number of people without "racial profiling", and choose those they think are least likely to fight it enough to get them in trouble. They get all kinds of associations publicly leaning on them for giving muslims and non-white races extra attention - who claims discrimination against old white folks? Maybe the AARP ought to be focusing on things like this instead of trying to socialize health care.
Great point.