Way back when, when I used to take Greyhound to Seattle, it was far more common for them to investigate seniors than my friend with technicolor hair. In some cases the obvious target (like my friend) weren't the people trying to pull a fast one.

It's like when I see people getting fined for not having a valid Skytrain fare - it's never the 'sketchy' people. I always see business men, women with a baby in a stroller, or a couple who just spent a fortune on electronics (and would take up a huge amount of space on the train with it). These are people who would have the money for it but they're the ones who aren't paying their fare.

The TSA are waaaaaay overboard with their searches (go figure I don't want to fly anywhere) but there may be a method to the madness of who gets searched.


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: When I was traveling last September I was amazed at how many
: elderly white folks I saw getting "randomly" checked
: by security. It was pretty silly. I heard about it, but to see
: it first hand was something else. I'm not saying that racism is
: the way to go, but old folks who can barely walk and who didn't
: even set off the metal detector? Gimme a break.
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