Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 13276355)

What a despicable and shameful reply. Typical TSA garbage. Is this the training TSA gives? Shame on a TSA employee you for having an attitude like this.
It's a shame that we have people with this attitude living in this country. :mad:
We'll all be metter off if suc people were sent off to G'tmo, ;)
What makes you think I am brown? Do you think only a brown man could have empathy for another brown man? That's an attitude of an ignorant person.
In any case, who are you to tell me to stay home. :mad:

Originally Posted by DIFIN (Post 13277698)

A TSO, after I complained about him opening factory sealed boxs of film, said to me " if you don't like it leave the country".

that was at PDX a few years ago :mad:

Originally Posted by Mats (Post 13276339)

According to US Customs, suspicious activity included:

- Traveling with or without baggage
- Traveling in the front, middle, or aft section of the plane
- Traveling alone or with other passengers
- Checking in early, on time, or late
- Being the first to get off the plane, the last to get off the plane, or somewhere in the middle

Originally Posted by Gynob001 (Post 13275475)

What constitutes a suspicious behavior?
1. Leaving package/luggage unattended.
2. Carrying any prohibited items such as firearms/knife etc.
3. Use of threatening language or gestures towards crew/officials.
4. Vandalizing property in order to atrract/dicert attention.
5. Attempting to gain access to restricted areas.
6. Taking pictures/videos of restricted areas or general public/traffic

I am not sure how speaking in foreign language, wearing specific article of clothing, use of restroom, taking pictures of family in the airport, looking outside plane window to see "sights, etc could constitute suspicious behavior.

Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 13276563)

:rolleyes:

More and more former visitors to our country are spending their tourism money elsewhere now because of that kind of attitude.

Originally Posted by DIFIN (Post 13277698)

A TSO, after I complained about him opening factory sealed boxs of film, said to me " if you don't like it leave the country".

that was at PDX a few years ago :mad:

Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 13277916)

:mad:
Now this is called going beyond the call of duty. After 9/11 every one was asking why do they hate us? This attitude is the answer.
LEO forces in general attract people who are on a power trip, but TSA has attracted the worst kind.

Originally Posted by tsadude1 (Post 13276057)

Stay home and dont subject yourself to it then. ;)

Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 13275986)

BINGO. Passengers thought to behaving suspiciously because they were speaking in a foreign language, wearing a turban or some such thing, going to the lav, or looking out the window and pointing at the Statue of Liberty are always brown skinned, never white or black. When it comes to travelling by air, this group is unfairly penalised. Yet TSA claims there is no profiling. WHat do they take us for?

Originally Posted by tsadude1 (Post 13276057)

Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 13275986)

BINGO. Passengers thought to behaving suspiciously because they were speaking in a foreign language, wearing a turban or some such thing, going to the lav, or looking out the window and pointing at the Statue of Liberty are always brown skinned, never white or black. When it comes to travelling by air, this group is unfairly penalised. Yet TSA claims there is no profiling. WHat do they take us for?

Originally Posted by tsadude1 (Post 13276057)

Stay home and dont subject yourself to it then. ;)

Originally Posted by alanR (Post 13276107)

The only profiling is occurring in the mind of the passenger who thinks being brown is suspicious behaviour.

Originally Posted by tsadude1 (Post 13276057)

Stay home and dont subject yourself to it then. ;)

Originally Posted by Gynob001 (Post 13275475)

What constitutes a suspicious behavior?
1. Leaving package/luggage unattended.
2. Carrying any prohibited items such as firearms/knife etc.
3. Use of threatening language or gestures towards crew/officials.
4. Vandalizing property in order to atrract/dicert attention.
5. Attempting to gain access to restricted areas.
6. Taking pictures/videos of restricted areas or general public/traffic


I am not sure how speaking in foreign language, wearing specific article of clothing, use of restroom, taking pictures of family in the airport, looking outside plane window to see "sights, etc could constitute suspicious behavior.

Originally Posted by jkhuggins (Post 13275528)

The chief problem, as Schneier points out, is that many people confuse "suspicious" with "unusual". "Unusual" is an easier word to define: anything that doesn't normally happen within the scope of the life experience of the observer.

Usually, things that are "suspicious" are "unusual". However, things that are unusual aren't inherently suspicious. Being "suspicious" requires the ability to assess risk and threat: a property which people are notoriously bad at, unless specifically trained. And most of us (myself included) aren't trained in that regard.

Originally Posted by DillMan (Post 13276193)

What an awesome response. Blacks have a hard time getting a fair shake when they are climbing the corporate ladder. Would you recommend they just stay home as well?

Ironically I'm former conservative-cum-libertarian who would argue against most forms of affirmative action and most race-based policies, however, I find this "war-on-brown" we find ourselves in to be not only sickening but also something that is destroying what it means to be an American. If someone like me has this strong of a reaction, I can only wonder how my friends further left feel.

A truly disgusting comment.

Originally Posted by Mats (Post 13276339)

I actually support some forms of profiling

Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 13278192)

I would like to highlight this for all to see the bigotry displayed in TSAdude's reply. Infortunatedly there is no dirth of such people in TSA. If TSA had a shred of credibility integrity or wished to serve the purpose that it claims to serve, it would not tolerate such attitude, which, I am sad to say, is not unique to this poster. :td::td::td::td:

He probably expected others, especially bigots who clamour for racial/ethnic profiling, to join him in intimidating brown people. There is none in this thread who shares his view. ^^^^^