Reply #46: That goes back to the earlier point. [View All]

[cigsandcoffee]

Random searches take policework and instinct directly out of the equation. You might as well be playing the lottery.

One can't help but notice that the near totality of recent airline terrorism threats have been conducted by young Middle Eastern looking men. I can't even think of a time when white supremists or some such went after an airplane.

I would think prudence should dictate that people who fit a profile get a little extra scrutiny. To not do so would seem to have some kind of fairness principle trumping common sense.