Originally Posted by Cholula
So how does this equate to your contention that a teacher can be taught in 2 weeks to catch all possible terrorists?
Do they look for people who appear to be "out of place" and, when asking for ID's, grab those that are "flustered and combative"?? How about those terrorists who are cool, calm and professional?? How does your teacher catch them?
Enlighten us, please, with how your airport identification of "all possible terrorists" would work.
I'm not saying that profiling wouldn't be helpful in the security process. But I think you are oversimplifying the situation.
We're not talking about training teachers, who don't have experience in observing people and vehicles for unusual behavior that indicates a violation of the law. Cops already know how to observe - this kind of training just alerts them as to what to look for. And, in fact, this sort of thing can be very effective, even if it inconveniences the occasional innocent party. No system is foolproof, but I'll put my money on the observational powers of an experienced and well-trained cop over an expensive piece of technology any day.