tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311597677177027680.post4558489398871127692..comments2010-01-07T17:56:49.756-05:00Comments on Smart Influence: People: the Best Homeland SecurityRobin J. Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18192038071298609079noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311597677177027680.post-38946724602032668752010-01-07T17:56:49.756-05:002010-01-07T17:56:49.756-05:00It's hard to argue with the role that alert tr...It's hard to argue with the role that alert travelers played in the cases of the shoe bomber and underwear bomber, and such public vigilance is clearly a help to public security. But there's a potential downside, too, in the form of increased general paranoia and racial tensions in public and the rending of the social fabric than can come from having everyone around you be a potential informer. I'd hate to see a rash of false reports for personal vendettas, and brown-skinned passengers with traveler's diarrhea getting regularly tackled by fellow passengers.Tedd Juddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396815655028435271noreply@blogger.com