Security people would also give their life for us, to defend ourselves and the well-being of our country. Their work is vital, a point which I am not calling into question.
However, what I am calling into question is the criteria for the random checking of individuals. The right of being stopped is right. The right of knowing what you were stopped for is also right. Nobody knows why, except the computer.
On one of my recent trips, I met an old friend whom I hadn’t seen for some time. After exchanging pleasantries, he told me he had missed his flight. I asked him: “Why? What happened? Did you not get to the airport in time?” He replied: “My friend, I was there in plenty of time. I was stopped and security checked.” The surprise was plain to see on my face. Smiling, he said: “My friend, the computer said NO”.
His story made me think that we need to treat our security computers with the TREE (trust, respect, engage, empower) software. Otherwise, the “NO” virus will cost us trillions of dollars and will not prevent the radical extremists from winning more ground.
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