Are our soldiers in Iraq going insane?

[Skip N]

Originally Posted by spence

As an aside, I'm not black or white on all profiling...but it's a slippery slope.

-spence

I'm not saying it's not a slippery slope. But common sense needs to be used at times. I'm not saying round up all Middle eastern dudes and put 'em in a camp somewhere. Thats extreme. But, we know who fits the profile of a likely terroist, so a little extra checking at the airports and other sensative places makes sense to me. We can't let Mohamad Abdula walk right through the check point, and pull my 90 year old grandmother aside for a long frisking. Common sense is all im asking!

I hope the ACLU aren't reading my posts

[spence]

Originally Posted by Skip N

We can't let Mohamad Abdula walk right through the check point, and pull my 90 year old grandmother aside for a long frisking. Common sense is all im asking!

I don't think that's common sense, you're basically saying that all Muslim men are guilty until proven innocent.

Now a combination of behavioral risk factors might mean something, but that's a different story.

-spence

[Skip N]

Originally Posted by spence

I don't think that's common sense, you're basically saying that all Muslim men are guilty until proven innocent.

Now a combination of behavioral risk factors might mean something, but that's a different story.

-spence

So you're willing to take the chance this day an age, and let them go through without any extra checking? We're talking about hardcore terroists here, these guys are trained to be very calm as they go about thier mission. So we might not be able to tell just by that.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Skip N

So you're willing to take the chance this day an age, and let them go through without any extra checking? We're talking about hardcore terroists here, these guys are trained to be very calm as they go about thier mission. So we might not be able to tell just by that.

I'm saying that I'm not willing to sacrifice our freedom because I'm afraid...too many good Americans have died to protect it.

Besides, how do you know if someone is a Muslim?

-spence

[kevin d]

Originally Posted by spence

I'm saying that I'm not willing to sacrifice our freedom because I'm afraid...too many good Americans have died to protect it.

Besides, how do you know if someone is a Muslim?

-spence

The bombs sticking out of their clothing usually gives it away