Yes, but of course, that assumes that said hired/converted terrorist can get past metal detector, x-ray scans, and the dreaded "Did you pack your own bag today?" question.
I was half-kidding about the racial profiling. Mentally, I have my caveats, especially because my search always takes about a minute. I usually carry my laptop on, and I hand it to the guard while I do the metal detector, and it's done by the time I get out. I don't enjoy freezing my ass off at Lambert because they're bringing over the dogs to check an old lady's purse that was holding contraband nailfiles.
I don't think racial profiling in an airport would work, but we could stop harassing people who couldn't get out of their seat to take over the plane. It would save them the embarassment and save me the trouble of waiting. I just think in our technologically advanced society, we could come up with something more secure then a group of poorly trained gorillas confiscating staplers from 20-something WASPs.
-Justin "Nekotuxie" Scott
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