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> Take a percentage of screeners now working at airport checkpoints and re-train them to work away from public view When I was in London, I met a woman whose j
by Nav_Panel 10y ago
> Take a percentage of screeners now working at airport checkpoints and re-train them to work away from public view
When I was in London, I met a woman whose job was basically to hang around at Heathrow Airport and make note of "suspicious-looking individuals". She would make small talk and ask them if they needed help or directions.
She also told me they catch a surprising number of North Korean spies.
- farnsworth 10y agoThat's interesting, how does she go from making small talk with a Korean person to determining that they're a spy?
- wolf550e 10y agoAny person who was allowed by North Korean government to leave the country expecting them to come back are a spy.
- Nav_Panel 10y agoShe didn't go into the details, unfortunately. I also doubt she was responsible for making the final call as to whether or not a person is a security risk -- more about allowing higher-up folks to keep their eyes in the right places. I imagine the North Korean spy thing was a trend she had corroborated with higher-ups rather than determined completely on her own.