[canucklad]

Sadly, facing up to reality by naming and shaming, in order to tackle such issues, does have it risks…..

There are people out there that fall into the Stupid, Ignorant and worryingly backwardly aggressive that can be herded into action purely by another individual with their evil agenda’s stoking up misplaced prejudices.

I still (wrongly) laugh at the mob that attacked the paediatrician, and all because the skanky woman who created and led the mob could spell paedophile !!

[Charles-P]

Having watched the implosion of UKIP in the last election and the failure of the idiot Farage to get a seat did at least prove to me that the British people can be herded so far by a nationalistic racist playing to their base fears but not that far.

[BigDog.]

canucklad – 13/10/2015 09:41 BST

Am afraid inconsistency and to some extent naivety is good wrt Security.

Inconsistency as it inherently has unpredictability thus makes finding loop-holes/opportunities for the terrorist/smugglers/ne’er do wells risky to exploit. eg One of the world’s top smugglers was a young man attired in a pristine boy scout uniform who went years without being challenged.

Naivety is good as we quickly develop cognitive biases within our developing realm of expertise.

Every senior security person should be compelled to read the works of Daniel Kahneman – nobel prize winner author of “Thinking Fast and Slow” based upon his Psychology of Judgement Research. The experiment involving CIA, FBI and naïve students on a real life situation is fascinating – and scary as those that should have got the right answer got it so wrong.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576

If you have time – I can strongly recommend it.

“The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do.”

I make $20 on every sale ……… not. 😉

Quick fun test, am looking for your first quick answer….. A bat and a ball cost $10, if the bat costs $9 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?

[PeterCoultas]

BigDog – thanks for fun test….almost all my friends seem to be arithmetically challenged!….bat is $9-50, ball a mere 50 cents.

[Andrew66]

I agree with some of the points about profiling and the ways security can be improved , but the general staff doing the frontline checks are given a specified checklist from the DfT to carry out .
My wife who does this actual job would probably love to receive specialised training in profiling and body language and psychology , but mainly spends most of the day trying to explain to her ” customers ” what a liquid is and helping people understand the complex situation when asked if they ” have anything in their pockets ”
Ultimately they check their pockets and say no , then set off the alarm because they have something in their pockets !!
Even a degree in Pyschology won’t help this common daily occurrence ! But might explain it ?

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