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Edited on Mon Dec-28-09 05:26 PM by pitohui
apparently at AMS schipol only blondes are patted down but at NBO (nairobi) as of my last visit everyone is patted down before they enter the airport, at FRA (frankfurt, germany) everyone is patted down at least on flights departing to usa
i've been patted down at other airports, even at my home airport, because i was wearing pajamas -- loose clothes -- hey, i was flying halfway across the world, you'd be wearing pajamas too :-)
the patdown doesn't require high tech, doesn't collect digital images of your nude body for strangers to laugh at and perhaps pass around, it's something that can be taught and put to use immediately by anyway halfway competent security force
if everyone is patted down there can be no cries of discrimination or unfairness
travel is always a real pain in the ass, i've been patted down/searched for a long time, frankly considering how many miles a year i travel and the fact that no plane i've ever traveled on has blown up, i don't understand why security forces don't spend more time patting down travelers who don't have a proven track record
it's possible the rich kid paid off somebody at AMS not to be patted down/searched -- prob. the same guy who lets all the drug mules get thru and then makes himself look busy by patting down/searching me
just treat everyone the same and you don't have to be worried
the second method, which is a little more expensive, but also quick and easy, is the swab for explosives, if you have explosives/gasoline taped to you, the swab is gonna find it in less than two minutes, as if you can't tell, they've wasted a lot of time swabbing me over the years
esp. at FRA
but i tell you what, if you're worried about a terrorist on the flight, instead of going thru AMS as your hub go thru FRA, i can't imagine too many bad actors getting thru their security layers -- once i got re-screened because i went to the bathroom next to the gate, understand, i didn't leave the secure area, however, my flight was delayed (snow) and i had to pee (coffee) and i had to go completely thru security again, AND my equipment had to be swabbed AGAIN by the same lady (who betrayed no hint of recognition) who had just swabbed it an hour or so before...maybe they thought there was an extra secret fourth dimension wormhole into an alternative universe in the lady's room where i could reach in and grab some explosives, who knows?
traveling is always "fun" for solo travelers, apparently it is to be presumed that there's something inherently suspicious abt someone who can travel on her own, i dunno
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