Originally Posted by
LeslieJam
... if it keeps us safe, it is worth it...
Oh, for God's sake.
Originally Posted by LeslieJam
...if modeled after El Al hard to argue their success in passenger safety.
It's not. El Al / Israeli security can never be reproduced in the US owing to the volume of traffic and lack of force professionalism.
Originally Posted by
deltagoldflyer
They quiz you all the time in AMS & CDG before you fly home.
Those guys are a little different from TSA guys. Here we have guys who have never seen the word "Lufthansa" before and find it suspicious, or will ask you if Zurich is a place in the USA.
I actually have no problem with the AMS gate talks because I feel the inquisitor is intelligent and guided by a well-designed program. I think TSA BDO talks are ridiculous because after many years of TSA interactions I have no faith in the force to detect or prevent anything or stick to any sort of program. The average TSO I meet is a sad combination of Buford T. Justice and the elevator operator in Huxley's
Brave New World. ("Roooof!")
Originally Posted by
mtkeller
I will have to say I was impressed by the education of the Israeli security guy. As part of the "Is he making this up?" phase, he wanted to know what sort of mathematics I do, and he actually made a comment that showed he was familiar with some of the area.
There you go. That will not happen with a US BDO force. Different planet.