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Biometric Terrorist Detector
neutralino writes "The Wall Street Journal has this story about a biometric airport security system which uses biometric responses — blood pressure, pulse and sweat levels — to series of questions ("Are you smuggling drugs?") to identify passengers with "hostile intent." According to the article, "In the latest Israeli trial, the system caught 85% of the role-acting terrorists, meaning that 15% got through, and incorrectly identified 8% of innocent travelers as potential threats, according to corporate marketing materials.""
I think this is what we've been waiting for. Some method to intuitively deduce whether a person is telling a fib! The only thing this device is really missing is a name. How about ... the Polygraph? Wow, kind of catchy!
Now my fear of flying is going to get me a cavity search. Life is just coming up roses for me...
If you see anyone acting suspiciously, security can walk up to them and ask
"terroristsayswhat?"
most of them will reply
"what?"
proving that they are a terrorist.
Bingo! A solution that's just as reliable as a lie detector test...
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then they accuse me of having high blood pressure?
there's no way out of this one, is there?
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I can just imagine him in today's society:
I have nothing to declare except my genius
Security! We have a terrorist mastermind in our midst! Get him!
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But is this mysterious 2nd turtle flipped over too? If so, then I have to ask the question: Why are there 2 turtles, out in the middle of the nowhere desert flipped over on their backs? Besides Mario, I see no other logical explanation?
Here's a good link the rest of the Replicant questions... asked of San Francisco Mayoral candidates.e id=24031
http://www.thewavemag.com/printarticle.php?articl
It is truly bizarre that someone who is smuggling drugs is grouped in with terrorists as having a "hostile intent". True, both are breaking laws, but drug smugglers have a motive for being non-hostile - they don't want to get caught. They just want to get from point A to point B without interference. Which, paradoxically, gives them the same motive as the TSA.
Hmmmm...that gives me an idea. Drug smugglers could be useful allies in the war on terror. I suggest a new TSA policy. Let one dealer through on each flight. Grant him the right to carry, say, 5 kilos of drugs exempt from the law. Let him also carry a gun - uh, no - REQUIRE that he carry a gun as part of the deal. You can be sure he will not let a plane get highjacked without a fight. And a terrorist organization would think twice about highjacking a plane - even if they could overpower the dealer - knowing that the Medellin or some other international drug cartel would then be out for revenge.
Not only would flights be safer, but this is a very profitable policy for the TSA; they save the cost of hiring air marshalls, and the dealer would pay a bunch of money for the privilege.
What the heck - let's take this idea to its logical conclusion. Let the cartels run their own flights. I'd feel safer on Medellin airlines that I do on American or United, etc. ( I'll bet that they could also put the fun back in flying: "Would you like some coffee, senor? Cocaine? Hashish?" )