I'm sorry, Tom. Wish I could make it better, somehow.

You too, Dana.

I wonder how often that Israeli procedure ends up stopping people on the autism spectrum or with other disabilities that make them behave "oddly."

I don't know if things immediately jump to "stopping" -- I assumed it's more "let's talk to that person a little more and doublecheck their ID," or something else that 1) is still part of SOP and 2) isn't humiliating and invasive. Because the same thing would also happen to people acting oddly because they're afraid of flying, or they're tired, or whatever. That's fine.

Well, it's not "fine," but at least that's a more reasonable process. It's the equivalent of a good cop checking in with "Everything okay here?" when something looks odd. Profiling based on behavior will turn up plenty of false positives. As long as you & security both know that, I think it's okay; knowing there's some reason behind it makes a big difference, at least to me.

I've heard from more than one friend that they had to have an extensive interview when leaving Israel as a young American woman travelling alone, but not that they missed their flights or anything. But that's a profile they pay special attention, to, apparently. (Or did 5-10 years ago.)

I watch CM and Cold Case when the DH is out of town. I find the unraveling of a mystery is soothing somehow. Also, I find MGG verra verra cute.

i've heard from more than one friend that they had to have an extensive interview when leaving Israel as a young American woman travelling alone, but not that they missed their flights or anything. But that's a profile they pay special attention, to, apparently. (Or did 5-10 years ago.)

If they're looking for Rachel Corrie they already got her. Quite throughly.

Also, I find MGG verra verra cute.

He was smokin' in this week's ep, wasn't he? And his short hair is finally growing on me. Loved the contrast of him being the only one in business attire--even Hotch was wearing jeans (and very well, too).

I was that young American woman leaving Israel alone, in 1996. Interview, luggage hand-checked, etc. But, not patted down or stripped or photographed naked!

I totally read that as "Since I am cooking dope" and thought, "Scrappy! Step away from the cough medicine."

Yeah, I thought, "you're not supposed to say that online! How can we alibi you if you admit it?"

oh yeah, El Al would leave me standing places over and over again, just ignore me, then if I moved or tried to talk to someone new I would get finger wagged at. It was UBER frustrating.

I've heard from more than one friend that they had to have an extensive interview when leaving Israel as a young American woman travelling alone, but not that they missed their flights or anything. But that's a profile they pay special attention, to, apparently. (Or did 5-10 years ago.)

I've been interviewed fairly regularly in line at the Paris airport. The most extensive was a little over 20 years ago when I had flown to visit my family shortly after my mother died. The agent stopped me because she thought "I looked upset." It wasn't the most fun I've had, but I thought it was perfectly reasonable.