Airport screening (was Re: KC/Topeka prowling with Mr. Rigdon)

From: Glen Goodwin <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun Jun 2 00:16:31 2002

> From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>

> Whoever tells you the checks are "random" and not based on ethnicity or
> appearance is just trying to be PC. I'm sure there is a bit of
randomness
> involved, but that's for the non-Arab, non-Muslim flying contingent.
> There's only been one time out of perhaps ten where I didn't have to go
> through the extra pre-boarding check before a flight.

No offense, Sellam, but this only seems natural to me. I'm sure the
airport security checks have gotten a bit tiresome, but we recently were
attacked by Arab Muslims, and several thousand people died. If we'd been
attacked by Irishmen I'm sure we'd be taking a harder look at them, too.

Glen
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Received on Sun Jun 02 2002 - 00:16:31 BST