Originally Posted by bdschobel
As I've said a million times, here and elsewhere, I don't mind reasonable, European-style airport security.
I've found some European security to be just as intrusive as what I've experienced here in the US. Zurich, for example.
Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775
I do not know why, but about 65% of the time I fly, I get chosen for selectee screening - SSSS on the boarding pass. A couple of times, I have flown a multi-city route, from home base to City B to City C and back to home base. My understanding is that the wonderful software the airlines have used for years under the direction of first the FAA and now TSA flags non-round trip travel as a heightened security risk. But most of the time, I fly on tickets bought 5-10 days in advance on the law firm's American Express card. I do not set off the WTMD's, because I know to put everything that is metallic into my briefcase. So no, I do not know how to avoid the security hassles.
That stinks. The few times I've flown non-roundtrip, including a one-way ticket bought on someone else's credit card for me just a few days out did not result in the dreaded SSSS. The only time I've been SSSS'd was when I foolishly and unknowingly lost my ID and didn't have a back-up.
There was a time not too long ago when Americans knew that if something was right, we should do it, regardless of what the rest of the world thought. Now, from a 5 justice majority of the Supreme Court (the recent Simmons case from Missouri) to talk show hosts and big media, we have to take into account world opinion. Ha!
I can think of a couple things we've done in the recent past that we thought was right, the world didn't, but we did 'em anyway.
Originally Posted by Doppy
We do pay a lot of attention to people from those countries. Getting a visa from any country which requires a visa these days is an extremely lengthy and expensive process.
What more would you suggest we do?
And how does racial profiling of dark skinned people help keep us safe against the ever-increasing threat from white right-wing extremists?
Doppy, I'm afraid you've directed these queries toward the wrong poster. I am not the one who suggested this, but rather,
PatrickHenry1775, as can be seen in his post (#32 for reference). Hopefully he'll have an answer for you!
Originally Posted by airportstripper
I was kind of wondering about using court-house security as a comparison given what happened last week.
An excellent point.