And we can't see the father's face. (Note, we are assuming it's the boy's father...a likely case, but I point out that we are already making many assumptions before even getting started.)
And if he'd not been that way with the child, you would be reading the comments complaining that he didn't act friendly toward the kid.
Why? Why not keep the cattle, I mean, the line of people moving?
Because they want to move people through as fast as possible... you could find a good book or local engineering school to learn about how seemingly faster interruptions in flow can slow down an overall process, plus we don't know what else those people are doing. Some folks here want the "Israeli model" without realizing that elements of it are being included in what you're seeing.
WHY was the child pulled out of line in the first place????
Consider this...
What if, hypothetically, we obtain credible intelligence that al-Qaeda is training operatives to use innocent mules to transport components either knowlingly or unknowlingly.
How can the government respond? By telling everyone? FReepers would rightly go nuts about revealing intelligence.
I'm not saying they have any direct intelligence of that, but we do know that technique has been used before (which is why you hear the repeated "don't let your bags out of sight" messages, and why you should be careful nobody slips something into your pocket/hood/etc.)
Is this the ideal method? Heck no...but it's the natural result of the pushes from Law and Order "Conservatives." Imagine the ridicule Ron Paul would have gotten if he'd proactively tried to push a law that prevented more intense screening at airports!
America is going to become a mighty big prison. At what point did the Jews ,who could read the writing on the wall, escape Nazi Germany!!
Oooohh! Riducule....I’m sure civil libertarians are just trembling at the thought....
I don’t give a rat’s a$$ if there is credible evidence.....
I’ll take the risk, my family will take the risk......
The alternative of giving up our liberties and rights or far more important....
Not to mention that these new “procedures” are wholly innefective against PTSN explosives.....The TSA and Homeland Security have already admitted that.
The much touted underware bomber would not have been detected by either the machine or hand search....The TSA has admitted that in testimony before Congress....
The TSA however could have detected the underware bomber at least 4 times prior to the flight...
1. Paid for a one way ticket in cash from a Muslim country.
2. Had no luggage.
3. Had no cold weather clothes, jacket etc... although he was flying into Detroit at Christmas time.
4. His FATHER called the US embassy and told them that he was a radical and was planning something, giving them the flight info...
What does a Terrorist have to do? Wear a friggin’ blinking sign that says terrorist? The TSA is wholly incompetent!
Surprise! Surprise! Former DHS Secretary Chernoff owns part of and represents the company that provides the scanners to the Feds....Think this is still about your security?
Hurry up...maybe you still can get in the short line to order your new brown uniform....