Newsstand - Maine Airport security to be modeled after Israeli Tactics

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The security tactics used by police officers assigned to the state's commercial airports will undergo a major overhaul this year — but the man in charge of implementing the training program said he hopes no one notices the change.

Richard Mears, a criminal justice professor at the University of Maine at Augusta, said he hopes that, by the end of this year, officers providing airport security will be able to identify and question possible security threats before they reach bag-screening areas — and without disturbing other travelers.

"What I hope to do is get us out ahead of the curve, instead of reacting to incidents after they happen," Mears said.
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http://www.centralmaine.com/news/stories/030210mears_kj.shtml

So one airport goes their own way... Why can't we have a CONSISTENT policy at all US airports and CONSISTENT procedures.

[This message has been edited by NickP 1K (edited 02-11-2003).]

Terrific. An extra layer of harassment. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mad.gif

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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry

To reiterate... He seems to be somewhat on the right track, however why doesn't this common sense apply to other airports.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NickP 1K:
[B]So one airport goes their own way... Why can't we have a CONSISTENT policy at all US airports and CONSISTENT procedures.

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Your tax dollars at work!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NickP 1K:
So one airport goes their own way... Why can't we have a CONSISTENT policy at all US airports and CONSISTENT procedures.
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Are you kidding? And allow the terrorists to be able to guess what we're doing? You must be one of them! Into the federal slammer with you! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mad.gif
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Mook

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The future of US domestic air travel:
"Please watch your head as you exit the aircraft."

while i'm uncomfortable with security [been going thru it for 40 or so years] , it should be inconsistent....it doesn't matter to me, i'll put up with what ever i have to... but there shouldn't be a pattern for someone to figure out whom is a bad guy.

Oh maybe inconsistent security is the right path, but setting standards of service is expected. Right now local police dept's have NO consistent standards for enforcing ports/airports.

...somebody in Maine must be up for reelection.