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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 4:21 pm
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Originally Posted by SJCFlyerLG
I find the entire concept of "additional" screening on a "random" basis to be deeply flawed. For example, how can show screening be justified on a random basis? If there was a real and credible threat from shoes, then every shoe should be screened every day. But we all know that this is a fictitious method. Likewise, conducting "additional" screening implies that "normal" screening is not good enough.

And did anyone catch that the "pat-downs" will be more thorough?
Yep, I caught that. I also caught that they are going to provide "favors and waivers" based on "age and gender". See where they are going with this?

Prep work or placate the holiday travellers with grandma? Demographic targetted exemption is what we are talking about here and more secondary searches for the demographically targetted.
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