Are they still doing reverse profiling? Holy shit!! I swear they just want us to get bombed.
Nick, I hear ya!! After 9/11 boarding domestic flights I got stopped
three times for the (cough) "random take some out of line at the boarding gate" bit.
The last time. I was going to the Flordia show. Was hot in Philly, and was of course hot in Florida. I checked my luggage, no carry on, a bottle of water, my ticket and a just-purchased paper back in my hand and I'm wearing Tshirt and shorts.
Meanwhile -- no bull -- six people in front of me was an student kinda guy, about 23 years old, thick beard, of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern origin with a giant and I mean giant bright red heavy duffel bag, the kind they like to pack through Europe in and stay at hostels. And behind me, a skinny guy who kept sweating and looking around a lot. And another couple in dashikis and Afrikan caps ...
So yeah, pick on the early forties Irish white guy with no bag that's almost naked!!
