Yawning in airports
Mar 29, 2015, 10:58 am
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Yawning in airports
Yawning, whistling, big hair: How the TSA picks you for extra screening:
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is facing renewed scrutiny over its airport screening procedures after two separate reports highlighted unusual or unfair treatment.
In one report, two black women said the TSA had finally agreed to stop singling out passengers for extra screening based on their "sisterlocks" hairstyles.
In the other, The Intercept released what it claims is the secret checklist the TSA uses for behavior screening — including such signs as "exaggerated yawning" and "gazing down".
http://mashable.com/2015/03/27/tsa-screening-practices/
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is facing renewed scrutiny over its airport screening procedures after two separate reports highlighted unusual or unfair treatment.
In one report, two black women said the TSA had finally agreed to stop singling out passengers for extra screening based on their "sisterlocks" hairstyles.
In the other, The Intercept released what it claims is the secret checklist the TSA uses for behavior screening — including such signs as "exaggerated yawning" and "gazing down".
http://mashable.com/2015/03/27/tsa-screening-practices/
Mar 29, 2015, 11:16 am
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No comment about "sisterlocks".
Gazing down and exaggerated yawning are signs of potential issues with speaking the truth.
Gazing down and exaggerated yawning are signs of potential issues with speaking the truth.
Mar 29, 2015, 12:09 pm
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Mar 29, 2015, 2:12 pm
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*yawn*
Mar 29, 2015, 3:06 pm
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Mar 29, 2015, 5:26 pm
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Yawning can also mean you had to get up at the crack of dawn - or before - to catch a flight at an ungodly hour. Or have been traveling for days with reduced sleep. 
Mar 29, 2015, 6:51 pm
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Of course, these things can also lead to that other well-known sign of guilt, sweating.
Edit: Oh, I see that wearing "improper attire for weather" is also suspicious. *sigh*
Mar 29, 2015, 7:01 pm
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Mar 30, 2015, 12:23 pm
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Let's continue the discussion in the active thread on this very topic, aptly found in one of the travel safety/security forums: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...heckpoint.html
Thanks! Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator.
Thanks! Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator.