• TSA "Behavioral Officers" Monitor Passengers at Airports
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[quote]The TSA has "behavioral indicator officers" to monitor passenger's antics while in security lines. Worried about being wanded and scanned? Add worrying about being nervous about getting groped, wanded and scanned to the list. So what do these behavioral specialists look for as dead giveaways of aspiring terrorists waiting patiently in line? Be wary of seeming too cocky or verbally express displeasure with long lines. Don't look fearful or impatient. You can easily spot the TSA behavioral specialist by looking for the agent staring at you with one raised and quizzical eyebrow. The specialists are currently deployed in 161 airports around the country, according to the TSA. Civil liberties groups say it's "absurd" that exercising your right to freedom of speech should seem suspicious. Michael German of the ACLU even called it "anti-American." Terrorist experts say would-be terrorists try to keep a low profile at the airport to deflect attention. And national security analyst Peter Bergen told CNN that "it doesn't make any sense to me." Yet the immigration agent who stopped the so-called 20th 9/11 hijacker recalled that his behavior was "arrogant." The TSA modeled this program off that argument and other conversations with would-be hijackers. As Gadling's Mike Barish notes: '"You know who exhibits involuntary physical and physiological reactions in response to TSA screenings? A very large segment of the population. Between patting down children, radiating travelers and blatant xenophobia, the TSA hasn't exactly installed confidence in the general public. So, it's only natural that completely innocent travelers might exhibit signs of fear while waiting to be screened by poorly trained security agents. At present, all travelers are presumed guilty until scanned innocent. That makes many people outraged, nervous and downright scared. Will these TSA Behavior Detection Officers be able to differentiate an anxious terrorist and a nervous flier? Seeing as how how the TSA has a history of overstepping its bounds, it's hard for us to be confident in their profiling skills." On the TSA's website, behavior detection officers are, "screening travelers for involuntary physical and physiological reactions that people exhibit in response to a fear of being discovered. TSA recognizes that an individual exhibiting some of these behaviors does not automatically mean a person has terrorist or criminal intent. Individuals exhibiting specific observable behaviors may be referred for additional screening at the checkpoint to include a handwanding, limited pat down and physical inspection of one's carry-on baggage." [/quote] [url]http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/04/27/tsa-behavioral-officers-monitor-passengers-at-airports-video/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl4|sec1_lnk3|211086[/url] God forbid someone gets annoyed at having to wait through this asinine shit, or looks worried some goon is gonna be staring at his dick, or he might get pulled out of line and get even more crap.
'TSA shame this is what traveling has come to.
Paid to look
[QUOTE=Fuckedupshit;29481505]tsa going out of line[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.50mmlosangeles.com/images/profiles/middle-finger_1213328264.jpg[/media] That's what i think,thinking and or opinions may vary.
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Don't have any fear that you might get scanned because that fear will make you get scanned for having fear. The list goes on
1) Be Arabic 2) Act impatient 3) Get pulled aside 4) Sue for racial profiling 5) Get money 6) TSA stops doing it to save money
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29481766]1) Be Arabic 2) Act impatient 3) Get pulled aside 4) Sue for racial profiling 5) Get money 6) TSA stops doing it to save money[/QUOTE] I've got dark skin. I spent many years living in the Middle East. I wonder if it'd be worth it.
The biggest crime the TSA commits regularly is being a giant flaming turd of rudeness to people who've been flying for 12 hours and are ready to kill someone to eat regular food and breathe regular air and sit in a regular seat. I've been hassled by these retards way too many times on my way through Chicago or Atlanta from Europe to the West Coast.
I had a better time flying when it was "dangerous".
Meanwhile in Texas the GOP just introduced Legislation to make full body scanners and 'advanced patdowns' felonies, with any airport operating them facing massive civil sanction
The TSA is a piece of shit.
It is a piece of shit.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29481766]1) Be Arabic 2) Act impatient 3) Get pulled aside 4) Sue for racial profiling 5) Get money 6) TSA stops doing it to save money[/QUOTE] I'll be going to DC in a few weeks. I wonder...
Since the creation of the TSA, it's like they've seen the slippery slope and saw it as the favorite ride in the park. It was bad when it was just some extra security, but it just keeps getting more invasive and more insane.
I have a very interesting theory. The United States Government values a human life (in combat, obviously) at around $7 million. That's approximately $20.9 billion in loss of life at the World Trade Center attack. The TSA's annual budget is $8.1 billion, and has risen from $4.1 billion and the current budget since 2002, when it was formed. So, if you take the absolute [i]lowest[/i] end of the spectrum, (IE 4.1 billion for 9 years, plus the added 8.1 for this year) the TSA total budget is $45 billion. This is the BARE minimum, I have yet to research actual figures. So far, the US government has doubled what was lost at WTC, and honestly, what good has it done? Aside from a few MINOR cases, they really haven't seemed to actually prevent anything.
In Japanese travel, groping is a crime and serious threat, and they're trying their best to get rid of it as much as they can. In American travel, groping is required, and how they treat 'threats'. And they're trying their best to get as much of it as possible, along with screenings and other invasions of privacy. [i]Who's[/i] the backwards country, again?
[QUOTE=Last or First;29482641]In Japanese travel, groping is a crime and serious threat, and they're trying their best to get rid of it as much as they can. In American travel, groping is required, and how they treat 'threats'. And they're trying their best to get as much of it as possible, along with screenings and other invasions of privacy. [i]Who's[/i] the backwards country, again?[/QUOTE] I don't think earthquakes can reverse a country's orientation. :downs:
[QUOTE=Zeldy;29482418]I'll be going to DC in a few weeks. I wonder...[/QUOTE] I live in the DC area. I'd be funny to hear about how the TSA ignorantly shut down BWI because of you.
Our president is sending $25 million to Libya when we're in a financial crisis. This year we saw collective bargaining get raped. The TSA is further more ignoring your civil liberties and freedom of speech and making it clear to you. I can't wait to see what other pieces of the constitution fall apart before 2012, I also am excited to see how much they blame on terrorism.
thank you tsa for keeping us safe from swarthy-looking radheads :patriot:
This won't fly high with passengers ba-dum-tish
What's everyone complaining about? We all know the average facepuncher isn't going to get much human contact so the TSA is happy to provide it.
Hey, I've heard that there are a bunch of airports in the Middle East that use behavior officers as a security measure, and it's pretty damn effective. It sure beats getting scanned and groped.
Don't they use these guys to look for drug smugglers in other countries?
Thoughtcrime. It's finally here.
[QUOTE=Alxnotorious;29488937]Hey, I've heard that there are a bunch of airports in the Middle East that use behavior officers as a security measure, and it's pretty damn effective. It sure beats getting scanned and groped.[/QUOTE] Israel does it. Regardless of what one may think about the Israelis, in terms of defense against terrorist attacks, they are fucking king. Metal detectors and behavior analysts are what they use. They consider the full body scanners to be a massive invasion of privacy. These are the guys who design their airport entrances from the ground up to defeat MULTI-VEHICLE carbomb attacks. They know what they are doing.
[QUOTE=Broseph_;29481958]Meanwhile in Texas the GOP just introduced Legislation to make full body scanners and 'advanced patdowns' felonies, with any airport operating them facing massive civil sanction[/QUOTE] Awesome, the one place I'll never visit is the one place I'd be comfortable flying to. [editline]28th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=GunFox;29489506]Israel does it. Regardless of what one may think about the Israelis, in terms of defense against terrorist attacks, they are fucking king. Metal detectors and behavior analysts are what they use. They consider the full body scanners to be a massive invasion of privacy. These are the guys who design their airport entrances from the ground up to defeat MULTI-VEHICLE carbomb attacks. They know what they are doing.[/QUOTE] Israel also uses racial profiling which I don't think anyone will agree is acceptable
[QUOTE=Mr. Bleak;29482575]So far, the US government has doubled what was lost at WTC, and honestly, what good has it done? Aside from a few MINOR cases, they really haven't seemed to actually prevent anything.[/QUOTE] What do you mean "they really haven't seemed to actually prevent anything."? The reason we haven't had any major attacks since 9/11 is because of these security measures.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29489573] Israel also uses racial profiling which I don't think anyone will agree is acceptable[/QUOTE] Hebrew doesn't even have a word for it because it is simply how life is for them. It is a cultural thing that is probably hinged on simple pragmatism. 1972 was the last full blown successful stealth attack carried out against an Israeli airport. It only worked because they used Japanese people. (1986 was the last attack which resulted in injuries. The bomb was found in checked baggage, but was accidentally detonated.) So apparently it works. [editline]28th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Pantz76;29489681]What do you mean "they really haven't seemed to actually prevent anything."? The reason we haven't had any major attacks since 9/11 is because of these security measures.[/QUOTE] It also exposes our fears as a people and makes airlines a prime target.
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