We now know the sound of George Orwell rolling in his grave.

"Here's where it gets really absurd. Apparently, these Behavior Detection Officers work in pairs. One scenario is that an officer might move in to "help" a passenger retrieve their belongings after they've been screened. And then the officer will ask where the passenger is headed. If the passenger's reaction sets off alarm bells in the officer's well-trained mind, another officer will move in and detain them."

"So while TSA employees are confiscating our scissors and water bottles, they're going to secretly be staring at us, looking for some telltale sign of terrorist intent in a grimace, a sigh, a crinkled nose? Who knows what? In the end, the Behavior Detection Officers are the ones who are really acting suspicious. Which is the truth of the matter anyway."

A new game to pass time at the airport - Detect the Behaviour Detection Officers

This doesn't sound good for airline business.

does this mean a few fella's lookin' for shady lookin' characters. I wonder how it works in practice

This is the Israelis' method of detecting a terrorist. Works for them.

Thought police

if they get good espresso in the airport, no problem, i swear i`ll smile ..

Just a facet of body language

hmmm...that person behind the ticket counter seems to have some insidious intentions...orwellian or a kind of mccarthyism...

I refuse to fly. If I can't drive, train or bus I won't go.
Its too much shit to get on a plane anymore.

My "micro expressions" come from real paranoia, knowing I have to spend the next 3 hours trapped in a cabin that smells like feet.