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I said "specific potential threats". Not "threats". I agree, the man is not an actual threat, and the agents should have seen that as well, eventually. Their
by mturmon 14y ago
I said "specific potential threats". Not "threats". I agree, the man is not an actual threat, and the agents should have seen that as well, eventually. Their failure to move on is a problem, but they did not write a blog post asking for sympathy.
A red shirt with the words, "bomb", "kill", and "blood" is something that will get you noticed. It is not just "unusual or non-conformist", it specifically references security concerns -- the agents would be derelict in their duty to not take an extra look. They tell you not to joke about bombs for a reason! It is almost literally waving a red flag in front of a bull.
That's why he wore it, right? Why else would a person wear such a shirt?
I'm just saying, if one does this, one has to think ahead.
I enjoy your blog, by the way.
- mikeash 14y agoThanks for your comment on the blog. Maybe I misunderstood what you meant, but I thought you were pointing to the behavior of security people in this case as something that critics of "security theater" would prefer to see, when it's not at all the case.