I don't hear any bitching from the ACLU when a profile for a serial killer is a white male in his 30's who wears glasses. Why can't security keep a closer eye on Middle Eastern men with bushy beards and backpack try to get on a train or plane?
A friend of mine works with a man who is now a citizen of the US but came from Egypt over ten years ago. He's a devout Muslim and went through the naturalization process many years ago. He gets pissed at airport security when they don't search him but the 90 year-old white woman in front of him. Why should they check her when it's men who more match his description hijacking and crashing planes? He himself feels that he should be under more scrutny because he fits the profile of the person who would most likely commit the act.
I'm not saying that it'd be ok to pull over an Arab driving down the street just because he's an Arab. But I do think that we should be taking a closer look at the kinds of people likely to commit henious acts in places they're most likely to commit them.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
