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In reply to the discussion: Should 90 year old women be patted down just to "be fair"? [View all]MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)21. I'd love to to think you're right, but I think that would be an easy excuse for the TSA.
I think the real reason is that they have to screen SOMEONE to keep up appearances, but their bigger goal is to avoid accusations of profiling while doing so, so they're basically going to select the opposite of what our naturally stereotyping selves would choose.
As another respondent said, I suspect the "they're trying to keep us safe" thing is an illusion. It's more like "they're trying to keep us placated to the extent they can without offending someone."
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I agree...but there has never been a hijacker even remotely that old, of either gender.
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#3
I think the "thought" is that someone could use her to carry a small bomb. Being 90, she may not rea
Jim Beard
Jan 2016
#20
I'd love to to think you're right, but I think that would be an easy excuse for the TSA.
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#21
Not sure actually, if someone is 70 or 80 they may just think, eh, had a good life, out with a bang!
snooper2
Jan 2016
#2
:) Actually, according to TSA screening guidelines, they're screened exactly the same...
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#4
Devil's advocate: your dearest loved one is a high frequency traveler going back and forth...
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#16
Very interested in opinions on this, but I suspect many DUers are uncomfortable with the topic...
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#11
Watch 'Adam Ruins Everything' the one about Safety. It's all an illusion. nt
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2016
#13
when the patting down started the right was saying to pat down only people who looked like middle-
saturnsring
Jan 2016
#22
If the purpose of random pat-downs really were to make smuggling more difficult...
malthaussen
Jan 2016
#35
I don't know about "to be fair" as much as "because they might be smuggling stuff"
Recursion
Jan 2016
#43