Discussion: Constitutionality of BOS (Logan) BDO program
Aug 17, 2011 | 1:31 pm
#46
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Back when I was working for them the question they would always start with was, "How do you feel about flying today?"
I never heard anyone answer this question with anything other than "fine."
I can't imagine what answer they are looking for. Are they expecting, "Well, I am a little nervous because I was considering hijacking the plane to Cuba"?
They are aware that people can and do lie, right?
I never heard anyone answer this question with anything other than "fine."
I can't imagine what answer they are looking for. Are they expecting, "Well, I am a little nervous because I was considering hijacking the plane to Cuba"?
They are aware that people can and do lie, right?
Aug 17, 2011 | 1:36 pm
#47
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What happens if they ask my destination and I just say, "Wow, that's weird, I thought it was right there on my boarding pass (pointing to destination)."
Aug 17, 2011 | 1:40 pm
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Aug 17, 2011 | 1:41 pm
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Aug 17, 2011 | 1:45 pm
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But if there are no reports yet, I don't see the point in cluttering up the thread with other things.
Anyone who comes to this thread expecting to read, you know, "reports of the new BDO questioning at BOS" (as suggested by the title) is going to have pages and pages of off-topic chit-chat to wade through, assuming they don't give up first.
Just my 2 cents.
Aug 17, 2011 | 2:11 pm
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Its silly to think that the BDOs are looking for any specific answer. I have not been through the training, but such programs which have exist long before TSA employed them, and they have always looked for reactions. It is the non-verbal clues they are looking for.
Aug 17, 2011 | 2:14 pm
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I would suggest that the ASL sign for "deaf" might be appropriate.
Aug 17, 2011 | 3:08 pm
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I used to be a TSO and I can tell you, we look for any excuse to pat people down. Sarcastic remarks are on the top of the list! (you should still say it though!) As for looking for reactions, yes I am sure that is what they are intending to do, however I sincerely doubt their ability to accurately assess real trouble situations. I believe it will just evolve into another form of TSA harassment. It's clearly just another way to spend money and generate this "We are saving America" image they think they are projecting.
Aug 17, 2011 | 3:25 pm
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Well then they will probably pat you down! I used to be a TSO and I can tell you, we look for any excuse to pat people down. Sarcastic remarks are on the top of the list! (you should still say it though!)
As for looking for reactions, yes I am sure that is what they are intending to do, however I sincerely doubt their ability to accurately assess real trouble situations. I believe it will just evolve into another form of TSA harassment. It's clearly just another way to spend money and generate this "We are saving America" image they think they are projecting.
I used to be a TSO and I can tell you, we look for any excuse to pat people down. Sarcastic remarks are on the top of the list! (you should still say it though!) As for looking for reactions, yes I am sure that is what they are intending to do, however I sincerely doubt their ability to accurately assess real trouble situations. I believe it will just evolve into another form of TSA harassment. It's clearly just another way to spend money and generate this "We are saving America" image they think they are projecting.
Bolding mine: Believe me, if I am ever subjected to interrogation by a TSA BDO, I will be just as sarcastic as I can possibly be...before, during, and after the patdown!
(I figure that I will get a patdown anyway, as I will always opt out of the Nudie-Scope!)
Aug 17, 2011 | 4:38 pm
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So is a look of total contempt and loathing a good non-verbal cue or a bad one?
Aug 17, 2011 | 4:46 pm
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Aug 17, 2011 | 7:43 pm
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I think we should all do the Ahmed Ahmed routine:
Ahmed: How can we move this process along?
Agent: Why are you hurrying to get on this plane?
Ahmed: I have a show.
Agent: What kind of show?
Ahmed: I'm a comedian.
Agent: Oh? Then say something funny.
Ahmed: Uh, I just graduated from flight school?
Agent: Why are you hurrying to get on this plane?
Ahmed: I have a show.
Agent: What kind of show?
Ahmed: I'm a comedian.
Agent: Oh? Then say something funny.
Ahmed: Uh, I just graduated from flight school?
Aug 17, 2011 | 9:11 pm
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I get that.
But if there are no reports yet, I don't see the point in cluttering up the thread with other things.
Anyone who comes to this thread expecting to read, you know, "reports of the new BDO questioning at BOS" (as suggested by the title) is going to have pages and pages of off-topic chit-chat to wade through, assuming they don't give up first.
Just my 2 cents.
But if there are no reports yet, I don't see the point in cluttering up the thread with other things.
Anyone who comes to this thread expecting to read, you know, "reports of the new BDO questioning at BOS" (as suggested by the title) is going to have pages and pages of off-topic chit-chat to wade through, assuming they don't give up first.
Just my 2 cents.