Comments on: ACLU Against TSA Questioning Suspicious Behavior

By: wordsmith

wordsmith — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 22:56:27 +0000

This is how the Israelis do it, and with great success. When I was an in-store detective, profiling behavior was the way we caught shoplifters, with great success. It should be so obvious; which is why I’m not surprised that the ACLU is opposed to it.

By: protein wisdom

protein wisdom — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:08:24 +0000

Profiles in (dis)courage
From ABC News:Security screeners at 40 major airports across the country will be trained next year to use casual conversation to flush out possible terrorists. The Transportation Security Administration will first teach screeners what suspicious behavi…

By: The NJ Blog

The NJ Blog — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:25:18 +0000

NJ AG: No Profiling in Terror Investigations
New Jersey’s Attorney General, Peter Harvey, recently issued new, detailed guidelines that prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from considering ethnicity and religion (i.e., Arab, Muslim) when conducting terrorism investigations. Read mo…

By: Rand

Rand — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:10:49 +0000

I’ve been around law enforecment types most of my life. The cops have been doing this for as long as there have been cops. It’s just part of basic police work…common sense, as it were and just no big deal. This bunch of malcontents at the ACLU are simply up to their old tricks. Business as usual.

By: California Conservative &#187; ACLU: If It Makes Sense, They&#8217;re Against It

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:09:42 +0000

[...] The American Civil Liberties Union has warned that the screening technique could result in racial profiling.&#8221; (Hat tip: StopTheACLU) [...]

By: Michelle Malkin

Michelle Malkin — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:56:35 +0000

THE DO-NOTHING ACLU
How many times have you heard civil liberties activists argue that national security profiling should be based on behavior, not race/ethnicity/nationality/national origin/religion? That’s the argument the ACLU makes again and again and again. But if y…

By: Pirate's Cove

Pirate's Cove — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:44:39 +0000

Stop The ACLU: Don’t Talk to Me
It is simply amazing what the ACLU will complain about. If it has anything to do with protecting the American People, you can guarantee a whine and cheese fest. Now, they do not want people talking to other people. To

By: Two Babes and a Brain

Two Babes and a Brain — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:58:47 +0000

This is not profiling
Once again it is time for me to agree with the guys over at Stop the ACLU–even though I don’t agree that we need to stop the ACLU.

The TSA has begun using “casual conversation to flush out possible terrorists.” (Read about the program here)

It …

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:03:57 +0000

Airport security uses talk as tactic
The Transportation Security Administration plans to train screeners at 40 major airports next year t

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 05:20:09 +0000

ACLU Opposes TSA Screening For Suspicious Behavior
Surely we can’t have para-law-enforcement personnel asking people questions based upon suspicious behavior! That’s how Hitler got started! Security screeners at 40 major airports across the country will be trained next year to use casual conversation…