TSA STARTS 'INTEROGATION SCREENING'
"AGENTS" WITH 4 DAYS OF TRAINING LET LOOSE TO "QUESTION" TRAVELERS
TSA screeners — part of a security force whose competency has come under fire nationwide — soon will be carrying out sophisticated behavioral inspections under a first-in-the-nation program that’s already raising concerns of racial profiling, harassment of innocent travelers and longer lines. The training for the Israeli-style screening — a projected $1 billion national program dubbed Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques — kicks off today at Logan International Airport and will be put to use in Terminal A on Aug. 15. It requires screeners to make quick reads of whether passengers pose a danger or a terror threat based on their reactions to a set of routine questions. Agents are undergoing training by an international consulting firm that includes a four-day classroom course and 24 hours of on-the-job experience, said TSA spokeswoman Ann Davis. Suspicious individuals will be pulled aside for more questioning. If the encounter escalates, agents will call in state police. Enjoy your police state.You're paying for it.
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