New Airport guard: Behavior Detection Agents

New Airport guard: Behavior Detection Agents

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They're called Behavior Detection Officers, and they're part of several recent security upgrades, Transportation Security Administrator Kip Hawley told an aviation industry group in Washington last month. He described them as "a wonderful tool to be able to identify and do risk management prior to somebody coming into the airport or approaching the crowded checkpoint."

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Ahhh yes...the behavior police. I believe Germany did this quite successfully in the 40's ...called the Gestapo I believe?

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When I first arrived in America from Australia in 2003, I flew via Tokyo.
I landed at Dallas airport and the teminal was super heated.
While having my immigration interview I asked why it was so hot in there and they said it was because of the SARS epidemic.
They were observing how arriving passengers behaved, and had CDC people watching and taking aside anyone who showed symptoms of being sick.



[edit on 15/8/07 by earthchild]