Profile-based suspicion makes innocence and deception equally incriminating

Evidence

But Anwar was not aware that he was marked for surveillance the minute he stepped into the airport because he was placed on the Selectee List. He assumed it was his behavior, like carrying only a backpack, or his appearance that triggered TSA’s suspicion of him. But many passengers fly with only carry-­on luggage and are not subjected to intense interrogation by TSA agents. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 274 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Killer profiles generate many false positives and miss most loners; Profiling collapses the evidence of a link into the proof that the link exists; Terrorist profiling substitutes for solid evidence in security hearings (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Profiled men misattribute list-based surveillance to their own appearance or behavior #complicates (0.72) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 274