Originally Posted by
spacev1986
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.
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Keep in mind, I don't know what kind of risk assessment system or ID check would have flagged Atwater.
BTW, have you ever heard about a change in procedure that allows LGAs to be in a gallon-size bag (as long as the contents could still fit in a re-sealable quart-size baggie, are not prohibited items and all are <3.4 ounces? I can't find anything about this relaxing of the rules on the website. I can't see the security risk involved, but I watched a young couple surrender their LGA's last spring in LAS. Screener was quite polite and said the problem wasn't the contents or the amounts, it was the baggie size that was the problem.