Security Concerns Bring Focus On Translating Body Language

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ^ | August 15, 2002 | ANN DAVIS, JOSEPH PEREIRA and WILLIAM M. BULKELEY

[SJackson]

NEW YORK -- A few weeks ago, Customs inspectors at John F. Kennedy Airport were carefully watching hundreds of passengers coming off a flight from South America, looking for telltale body language that would indicate exceptional nervousness.

They quickly focused on one man because his lips were so chapped and dry they were almost white, and "his carotid artery was jumping out of his neck," says supervising inspector Vincent Digilio.

[Drango]

People can be trained to act normally under even sharp questioning.

Hillary has had advanced training but calling it normal much be a bit much.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

"These people have nothing but contempt for the people they are about to prey on," Dr. Ekman says, adding that he'll "be looking to detect any signs of such feelings and sentiments."

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I would think that Hillary's videotapes would be good practice -- trouble is, the questioners are trying to avoid the truth just as hard as she is.

[Balding_Eagle]

Hillary avoids any interviews, except inverviews by rabid supporters, because she does not have the necessary skills to exhibit body langauge that says 'I'm an idiot out for your money'.

A picture of Gore in his blue shirt sweating like a pig would be appropriate.

BTW, I see you live in the San Francisco area. My condolences, I don't know how you do it!

[arjay]

Sounds like liberals to me.

[mombonn]

It was easy to tell Susan Smith was lying about the whereabouts of her children, too. Her eyes gave her away. Not for one minute did I believe her story.

[Henrietta]

If the system also detected nervousness in her voice when she went through security, and if other risk factors were present in her background, it might trigger an alert to security people to pull her aside for questioning.

Great. So now those of us who legitimately fear being abused at the "security" checkpoints will be singled out for further abuse!

[Billthedrill]

They didn't mention it, but I'm thinking that trying to light your shoe with a cigarette lighter may be one of the warning signs...

[jiggyboy]

Sarnoff, which is in Princeton, N.J., has developed computer programs that take information from hundreds of cameras around a building and create "tracks" showing where each person has been. The firm says it could be useful in airports to spot people slipping in through exit doors.

Sounds like a lot of these guys are mostly angling for big long-term grants from Uncle Sucker. In thic case, if you want to see if people are slipping in through exit doors, just point a camera at the door and be done with it.