[HairOfTheDog]

But you'll be less likely to die if security focuses its efforts on those who by all indications are highly likely to be a terrorist, instead of spreading your efforts thin on everyone in the name of political correctness.

And to categorically overlook anyone who is not middle-eastern in appearance, as a policy, leaves us open to attack by anyone with a bottle of hair dye. Profiling is valid, but holding to it without exception leaves us more vulnerable to a bigger blind spot than we had before.

[babygene]

"leaves us open to attack by anyone with a bottle of hair dye."

A kid flying a kite COULD be spreading biotoxins too. But it's probably not where we need to be spending our Homeland Security money.

If you have a finite amount of money to spend, and if the population has a finite amount of patience, it makes sense to go after the most obvious first.

Also, it takes more than a bottle of hair dye to make someone look like a 92 year old grandmother...

[babygene]

"leaves us open to attack by anyone with a bottle of hair dye."

A kid flying a kite COULD be spreading biotoxins too. But it's probably not where we need to be spending our Homeland Security money.

If you have a finite amount of money to spend, and if the population has a finite amount of patience, it makes sense to go after the most obvious first.

Also, it takes more than a bottle of hair dye to make someone look like a 92 year old grandmother...

[inquest]

I'm certainly not advocating announcing that we will never under any circumstances search X type of person. But realistically, I think we can afford to let up quite a bit on people who clearly do not fit any profiles. Yes, theoretically, anything can happen. Hell, even if there aren't any terrorists on board, there's still a chance the plane can spin out of control and crash into a building. So doesn that mean we shouldn't fly at all?