<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tazi:
Now, now, don't get your knickers in an uproar! I can equate whatever I like. I think the CAPPS system needs improvements but adding more personal information rather then better utilizing the information already available is not the solution to the problem. I know that CAPPS was in place pre 9-11 and who said anything about the Amber alert????
Yeeesh, just when it seemed we were getting along. pfffftt!</font>
Now now, you are right, the information should be utilized better. However, the original poster asked why this guy was not stopped at the airport. Well, the screeners are not there for that, the airport police will not do anything unless they are notified to be on the look-out. My point about the Amber alert system was to illustrate just how difficult it is to get pertinant information out to the very people who might need it in a real-time scenario. Better?