Originally Posted by
JakiChan
But if you have a credit history that's 5 years long or whatever (just guessing) then I think it's less likely that you're a terrorist. Unless, of course, you prefer the TSA making the assumption that everyone is a terrorist and treating us all as such.
Who is more likely to be a terrorist: a 30 year-old with a 5-year old credit history, or a six-year-old girl?
Who is more likely to be a terrorist: a 40 year-old with a 20-year old credit history, or an Alaska state representative with a breast prosthesis?
If they have to put their hands in the little girl's pants and grope Rep Sharon Cissna (because, you know, there might be a 1 in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 chance that she's a terrorist
), do you think they're going to give someone a pass because they've had a credit card for 5 years?
Originally Posted by
JakiChan
If you're someone who got their first credit card in college at the age of 20, 20 years ago, then I think it's unlikely that you're actually a member of al-Qaeda.
I agree. But only because it's been estimated that there are few hundred al-Qaeda members out of 7 billion people on Earth. So by the same token:
If you are six years old, I think it's unlikely that you're actually a member of al-Qaeda.
If you're a young pregnant woman, it's unlikely that you're actually a member of al-Qaeda.
If you're a United States serviceman in full uniform, it's unlikely that you're actually a member of al-Qaeda.
If you're a middle-aged man with a briefcase, it's unlikely that you're actually a member of al-Qaeda.
If you're
breathing, it's unlikely that you're actually a member of al-Qaeda.