Profiling certainly has merit. One must be careful, however, not to exclude other travelers. You don't have to have much imagination to use old ladies, young white females, handicapped persons, and children if screeners and other law enforcement places their focus on profiles. Bottom Line: Does anyone think the next terrorist air attack, if there is one, will you the same cast of characters used in 9-11? I think these people are smarter than that. GN -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of David Ross Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:46 PM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: Lawsuits accuse airlines of profiling I'm all for profiling. I am getting damn sick and tired of hearing about old ladies, young white females, handicapped persons, and children being subjected extra searches. How many of the hijackers fit into any of these categories? In fact, how many aircraft hijacked recently (i.e. past few years) fit the descriptions I outlined above?