“Economics professor Guido Menzio (yes, he’s Italian) was taken off the plane, questioned, cleared, and allowed to board with the rest of his passengers two hours later. This is a result of our stupid ‘see something, say something’ culture. As I repeatedly say: ‘If you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn’t be surprised when you get amateur security.’ On the other hand, ‘Algebra, of course, does have Arabic origins plus math is used to make bombs.'”
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/05/economist_detai.html
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