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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 11:19 am
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spacev1986
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 52
Originally Posted by MAMOHT
Ever heard of "equal employment"? Here goes your suggestion.
BTW, what is "high risk"? Is a bigger size guy like myself in that group? It seems I am. What about arabic or so looking people? Are they more dangerous than me? Or less? Who is going to decide? And btw, the constitution is still there and discrimination is prohibited.
Determining risk wouldnt consider race...Rather it would be fairly easy to concoct a race/gender neutral statistical system that consider other factors- how the person paid, how many bags they checked, travel history, age, travelling companions, watchlist status, etc. Not to mention behaviorial considerations.

As for equal employment, dont get me started. Employment should be based on merit and experience alone. Efforts to purposely hire whatever minority group even if they are less qualified just because the employer fears a lawsuit is just bad for business.
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