DHS actively lobbied the White House and DOJ to make sure it (especially CBP and TSA) would be exempted from racist profiling prohibitions that were being considered by the White House and DOJ. If DHS didn't tolerate racist profiling, they wouldn't have had such an active effort to make sure they would be exempted in some ways from the White House and DOJ efforts to restrict racist profiling by government employees:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...bdc_story.html

I take that as one of various forms of contextual evidence demonstrating racist profiling has been supported by, and even engaged in by, DHS employees.

In ORD, I dressed quite smartly (turtleneck with Versace pants and a black overcoat) that they still flagged me and wiped my hands to see if I deal with drugs....even if you dress appropriately, the TSA will still find ways to flag you if they are jealous of what you wear.

Ironically, in JFK, I was automatically sent to pre check line despite never signing up....reminded me how security is done on the other side of the Atlantic (no shoe removal and keeping belts on).....I liked it.

You might want to take a read of Ashcroft v Iqbal.

Please stay out of the political. Thank you. No politics please!

I lve this new video which explains the checklist quite well:

12 signs you might be a terrorst

I saw the TSA agent that she was yawn, but she was too tired. When I cross at security yesterday morning. I went through TSA pre-check and when I saw the TSA officer who leave from x-ray machine and it's her turn now.

Tried posting the video link on thr TSA blog. Censorship by government employees is alive and well.

I did not know they could move that fast.

I went through Pre and got the usual bag rape. (Is it just me, or do Pre bags get greater scrutiny?) I got the record slow checker after having to wait 20 minutes from TDC to xray (Woo hoo for PreCheck!). After using enough little swabs to wax a Lincoln, I was clear to go and then it happened.

He had stirred my stuff with great abandon. There are expensive electronics in my bag and there is a place for everything and it only fits if everything is in its place. It was mounded up and piled in the middle and he began to close the Pelican preparing to ride the hard case lid down to force it closed. This might be fine for a week's worth of dirty clothes, but not for electronics.

I was making small talk with the screening manager that had walked by during the process and as soon as I saw the attempt to close the case I yelled "Don't close that!"

Oops!

There were four-five surrounding me immediately including the screening manager. Most were as wild eyed as you would expect someone in the possible presence of a bomb to be. In an even tone I said "If it is not packed correctly you can break something. May I repack?"

That diffused the situation, but I am glad all had cooler heads. One overreaction could have created a serious situation.

That list is way too funny.

Yeah, like the dreaded bad guys don't know how to do this electronically.

Do you know anybody who does not travel with a GPS nowadays?

Because the terrorists are way to stupid to figure out how to take the batteries out of devices?

Uhm? What exactly is proper attire for "location" when I am in airport about to travel to another climate?

Am I supposed to be fearful when I see the flock of identically dressed FA's go through TSA?

I think you'r cute :-)

Do they think they're in a Bugs Bunny cartoon?

That is literally the only place someone would think whistling will draw attention away from you. I think the terrorists know better.

New to TSA antics?

I always yawn at the airport cause I can never sleep before an international flight.
Plus I never stand still. Low bloodpressure.. So know TSA is really try to be medical experts. Crazzy.

Of course they are medical experts. TSA presumes to know how much liquid medication a person rewuires for any given flight and will even confiscate some life saving heart medications.