And they are LOOKING AT YOU, American public!
"Every breath you take, And every move you make,
Every bond you break, Every step you take
I’ll be watching you
Every single day, And every word you say
Every game you play, Every night you stay
I’ll be watching you
Every move you make, Every vow you break,
Every smile you fake, Every claim you stake
I’ll be watching you" -- The Police, "I'll be watching you."
"Ideas & Trends: Acting Like a Usual Suspect" by SARAH KERSHAW
The police were using a common tactic that has received less attention than the widely criticized practice of racial profiling (or gender, age, weight, ethnic or religious profiling, for that matter). That sort of profiling targets suspects based on their innate attributes, not on what they say or do.
But behavioral profiling, highly nuanced, draws heavily from cognitive psychology and, often, on the personal experiences with previous crimes and the subjective interpretations of the profilers.
In the crime-drama version of profiling, everyone seems to agree on the things that bad guys do. So did Hannibal Lecter teach us everything we need to know about serial killers?
[Life ain't a fucking movie, dammit!]
Criminal justice experts say no. While we may have learned from Hollywood that serial killers are antisocial loners living in dark apartments with histories of sexual and physical abuse, each case, each criminal, each crime has its own clues and mysteries.
But what’s in a bad case of the sweats? A nervous twitch? A grimace? The positioning of a palm?
One profiler’s shoplifter might give himself away by rushing through the store, but another profiler’s shoplifter might look suspect by meandering through the aisles. And you do have to wonder: Can anyone really agree on the definition of shifty eyes?
There are essentially two kinds of profiling, inductive and deductive. Inductive profiling, as was the approach in Mr. Craig’s case, uses statistical probability and behavioral clues from previous offenders to create cookie-cutter profiles and predict the likelihood of a future crime.
[In other words: ILLEGAL!!!
They are talking about predicting "the likelihood of a future crime."
Like "Minority Report," right?]
Deductive profiling involves analyzing the evidence — a tire track, DNA, a bloody knife — after the crime occurs in order to create a profile of that offender and use it to catch him.
[In other words: LEGAL!!!]
Behavioral clues, on the other hand, can range from the physical to the ethereal. For example, the possession of cold medicine, mason jars, rubber tubing, coffee filters and brake fluid would quickly lead investigators to suspect someone of intending to produce methamphetamine.
A traveler with a stack of small bills, with only carry-on luggage and a one-way ticket, could easily be suspected of being a drug courier. Tattoos and the color of clothing — and even more obvious, a grab at the waist as if to draw a gun — are basic clues to gang activity.
Passengers with frequent-flier memberships are more often suspected of having malicious travel plans than those who don’t participate, according to Professor Schauer.
[Think you are flying the 'friendly" skies and getting points?
THINK AGAIN!
Government thinks you might be a "terrorist," passenger.
Here's an idea: DON'T FLY ANYMORE until business makes the government get its shit head out of its shit ass!!!!!]
What does a shoplifter look like? Scruffy or polished? Either one, investigators say, and the proof is typically in the behavior — any action that sends up a red flag to security personnel watching a surveillance video or perusing the store.
[I always feel like, somebody's watching me, and I have no privacy" -- Rockwell, "Somebody's Watching Me"]
For example, does the would-be shoplifter’s gait change? Is she wearing bulky clothing, or pushing a stroller or other item that could hide merchandise?"
[Is this a fascista society we are talking about here?
Welcome to TOTALITARIANISM, corporate-style Amurka!
Yeah, go shopping -- so WE CAN WATCH YA!!!!!!]
