Originally Posted by spacev1986

I know where i work, weve had cases of people who just dont like the screening process getting loud and angry. The supervisors call the BDO's and tell them the person is showing unusual behavior. THe BDO's usually can tell in about 2 seconds that the person isnt a threat... Theres a big difference between someone who is pissed off because they are inconvinienced and just dont like screening, and someone who is truley angry to the extent that hes going to inflict harm on others. Most of us who have been around a while, have learned to tell the difference. Others assume that because someone's swearing and yelling, they are automatically a bad guy. No, theyre just pissed.

The behaviors they are looking for arent your everyday guy who is pissed off because he doesnt like to take his shoes off, or someone who is a little nervous because theyve never flown before. There are very specific behaviorial traits that would be an indication that someone is in the mindset of doing physical harm to others. Afterall, if a bad guy is smuggling something in his shoes, the last thing hes going to do is throw a fit over taking his shoes off. Or if he is asked questions, the last thing hes going to do is not answer them at all. Hes going to answer them pretty plainly as if rehearsed. Heck, getting a little annoyed when being asked questions by the guvment IS normal behavior.