In my first trip through security with the federal crew in charge at O’Hare International Airport, the officers seemed intent, aware, efficient. And without one sharp object, explosive or firearm, I cleared the initial screening in good order. Then at the gate, it happened.
I never win anything, but I had been “randomly selected” for a more extensive search. Apologizing, the three officers went through my vitamins, my floss, my packed underwear, and checked my shoes, which I had to take off.
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And if I had been of a group that might be profiled, I probably would have taken this personally. But I’m not. So I just had to figure they were being really thorough. The big drawback was that I knew all the other people streaming onto the plane would hog all the overhead storage.
I probably could make a case for gender profiling, but I had seen a woman checked earlier. Even so, there was rampant species profiling going on. Good work, guys. And I still found overhead storage.