Originally Posted by Odysseus
actually, no offense meant, but you have no idea what so ever what you are talking about.
in the 80's a program was started in the US to stop drug traffic on the highways. one man came up with the program, and tought state stroopers how to look for drug smugglers. he was able to come up with a program that could be tought in half a day to troopers, that allowed the number of arrests for transporting drugs to skyrocket. basically, it comes down to a relativly simple formula - if every day from 10 am to 4 pm the vast majority of cars on a stretch of road are either single men in sedans wearing suits, or women in minivans driving around kids (for instance) if you see something totally out of pattern, pull them over and start asking questions. if they are calm and clear, let them go, if they are flustered or combative, look around and search the car.....
This program was one of the worst affronts to our way of life...it, and the various evil spawn programs that grew from it have been the target of countless lawsuits, illegal asset seizures, false arrests and imprisonments, and other acts of anti-American behavior by the government and police. To use this as a model for monitoring Americans at airports and other places is something I find both dumbfounding and reckless.
I am not interested in trading any minute portion of my privacy in exchange for the fake promise of security brought on by little old ladies, school teachers, postal clerks, grocery baggers or whoever else you think should be drafted in this so-called 'terror war' to watch and monitor me, or my fellow citizens/visitors for acts of odd behavior. Many people in America are odd. It doesn't make them terrorists, nor should it be grounds for arrest, detainment, questioning or monitoring of any kind.