David wrote:<<Where I disagree with most right-wing commentators is that I
don't think
*racial* profiling will work>>>
The problem most right wing commentators (as you describe them) is not the
people that *should* be included in a profile - forget the racial
description - but rather the people who should *not* be
stopped/harrassed/searched. People are being searched because they're 3rd
in line - or some such arbitrary qualifier - and people like disabled
Congressmen, Retired Generals/Medal of Honor winners, 80 yr old gramdma's
and 2 year old children are being detained. Absolutely no benefit is gained
from detaining and searching such people - and they came with impeccable
identification.
I suspect the term "racial" profiling was coined to generate a emotional
response to a practical suggestion. No one is suggesting only people who
look like Arabs be searched/detained/etc - but men between 15 and 35 are the
most likely to be terrorist on a mission although some women have been
participating also. To call it "racial" profiling is not accurate - any
more than seeing a white man flee a bank with bags of money in each hand and
100 $ bills in their pockets and targeting black men would make sense.
Sincerely,
Larry T (78 240D)
