The Day US Customs Found A Bullet In My Pocket

Re:The Day US Customs Found A Bullet In My Pocket by pbhjpbhj on Monday November 01, 2010 @08:00PM (#1858739)

>The author was harassed, verbally abused, and treated in an entirely unprofessional manner.

Isn't this just part of the weeding out process, they're trying to provoke a reaction to establish whether you're some sort of violent fundamentalist?

Presumably the psychologist looking from the other side of the one-way glass is assessing your body language and sub-conscious expressions to establish what you're doing there, if you're simply a naive tourist or someone who should be watched or retained.

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Re:The Day US Customs Found A Bullet In My Pocket by wisty on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @12:15AM (#1859255)

I'd imagine that yelling at people causes unpredictable reactions. People lock up, cry, or yell back.

If you want to interrogate someone, get them to tell their story. Then ask them to tell it again, from a slightly different perspective. Then again. Look for inconsistencies - there should be a few (everyone gets a bit hazy on things), but not too many.

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Re:The Day US Customs Found A Bullet In My Pocket by jemfinch on Monday November 01, 2010 @08:48PM (#1858860)

I'm not a terrorist at all, but if someone's yelling in my face, you'll be damned sure they'll get a rise out of me, if not a legal case soon afterward.

What in the world do you think a psychologist can tell from a person's response to getting yelled at unreasonably?

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Re:The Day US Customs Found A Bullet In My Pocket by igrekel on Monday November 01, 2010 @09:30PM (#1858936)

I think the wandering naive tourist is more likely to get upset or be overly watchful than the violent fundamentalist who has been trained for that moment.

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