My brush with DHSs "Behavior Recognition Program"

[BobbyBoring]

I went with a friend to Chicago last weekend for a drum show
we attend annually. The flight from BWI to ORD was boring as
usual. Coming home was a different story.

As I presented my boarding pass and license, I noticed a black
light being spotted on said license. I didn't think much about
it until I was pulled out of the line by a very nasty TSA lady
and was told I would have to be frisked and searched. As I had
been up since 4:00 am, I really wasn't in the mood for this. I
asked her what it was about and was told to basically STFU and
wait until a male was available to pat me down. After waiting
5 minutes, I told her she was welcome to frisk me if she
wanted which seemed to make things worse. Finally, a nice
gentleman came along, patted me down and tested my hands with
some kind of tape. He then took the tape and ran it under
another what looked to be black light. I guess that was to
check for explosive residue?

On the news Tuesday, I heard about a TSA program no one knows
about, The Behavior Recognition Program", where
"Experts" are expertly trained to spot suspicious
behavior. What a bunch of shit! The only thing I looked like
was someone who had eaten and drank too much for a few days. I
really feel sorry for the impeccably dressed 70 yo lady I saw
yanked from the line to endure the same treatment. To me, she
looked like she spent too much time shopping and not much
else.

$19,000,000 has been spent on this program and they want
another $20,000,000 from what I hear. Just another waste of
our tax dollars on programs that A: Do not work and B: Further
invade our privacy and "Freedom" in order to
"Keep us safe".

Please contact your mis representatives and demand a stop to
this invasion!  

[emulatorloo]

1. I can't get upset about increased security at airports.

Sorry.

[pinboy3niner]

2. Same here

And The Behavior Recognition Program is an ALTERNATIVE to racial/ethnic profiling. Between the two, I'll choose the former.

[hendo]

9. There is a difference between increased security

and a direct waste of money.

[katmondoo]

3. I am going to N.Y. in July from Florida by train

I can no longer put up with flying, not knowing what will happen when I get to the airport. If possible I will never fly again. With a roomette I can sleep and read in peace then wake up refreshed and ready to enjoy my visit.

[Trillo]

4. Another Orwellianism

Behavior Recognition Program®

[MineralMan]

5. So...did you make your flight?

Yes? Never mind, then.

[hendo]

10. YEs

because it doesnt matter if security harrasses people so long as they make thier flights?

What is this, Soviet Russia?

[bluedoggie]

6. Complainer!

Get with the program. We are at war with a global enemy, united behind our President Obama. If some dirty, grubby drummer gets frisked its your own fault.

[hendo]

8. this was in jest, right?

dirty grubby drummer? really? I take offense to that and I am not even the OP.

global enemy my a**. If someone wants to get a bomb on a plane they are going to do it regardless of what the current security measures at airports are. Pompous TSA pukes aren't going to help matters any.

[bemildred]

7. Don't fly. nt