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Terrorist are usually not devious smooth talkers like in the movies. Most will be too nervous to talk to the police naturally, or too frightened to attract poli
by JorgeGT 7y ago
Terrorist are usually not devious smooth talkers like in the movies. Most will be too nervous to talk to the police naturally, or too frightened to attract police attention by self-reporting their activities, etc. That's the reason why one of the backbones of Israel flight security is just a brief chat with the passengers. In real life, there's no rehearsal, and no director to order a second take if you fail to play it cool.
- nacs 7y agoThere's lots of nervous/stressed looking people in airports, at least here in the US. How does the natural state of being stressed/tired from travel or being nervous about dealing with the horrendous TSA/CBP allow an officer to reliably distinguish regular citizens from terrorists? Some people are naturally anxious/nervous in public and a place like airports with TSA agents strip searching you and ordering you around like cattle can appear to be "suspicious" behavior.
- wongarsu 7y agoIsraeli security isn't like TSA. Everyone gets a short interview with a professional (not some minimum wage worker) where obvious red flags are spotted like a story that sounds rehearsed. If you pass you are assigned a security level based on the interview and other factors that affects how thoroughly you are checked in the remaining procedure.