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So you're in favor then of psychological profiling and no fly lists? Because those certainly block people who the government "thinks" are dangerous, regardless

So you're in favor then of psychological profiling and no fly lists? Because those certainly block people who the government "thinks" are dangerous, regardless of the actual danger posed by the items on their person.

douche 11y ago
It works very well for the Israelis...
- ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
  Only if you're Jewish.
simoncion 11y ago
> So you're in favor then of psychological profiling... Reasonable people are in favor of police and intelligence work that identifies people with both the genuine motive and actual means to seriously endanger the lives and/or property of others and provides reasonable assurance that those people will fail to harm others. This sort of policing is nothing new and has worked spectacularly well for many, many, many decades. So, if that's what you mean by "psychological profiling", then yes. If -however- you're referring to TSA's SPOT teams and similar low-to-no-effort quackery, then no.
- ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
  You're essentially banning people from flying for possible crimes they might commit.
  - simoncion 11y ago
    > You're essentially banning people from flying for possible crimes they might commit. They will be banned from flying because they will be in jail awaiting trial for conspiracy to commit murder, or similar such charges. If someone actually, legitimately poses a serious "danger to aviation", they should be charged, jailed, and stand trial. Do you disagree?