Question:
Why would you even ask yourself is racial profiling okay?
anonymous
2010-01-06 13:35:21 UTC
I see a lot of questions on here asking "is racial profiling okay in order to save innocent lives?" True, most of the "terrorists" are "brown" and are from Muslim countries, but is it really okay for every brown guy with a beard to be stopped at a airport and asked if they can be strip searched? Think about all the other terrorists who are blue eyed and have blond hair. Maybe the Russian spies? I think it's hypocritical on Americas behalf and quite frankly its racist at it's definition. Now time for the incoherent idiots to come rushing in with biased answers :)
21 answers:
anonymous
2010-01-06 13:40:03 UTC
No, it's not ok. And quite frankly, it leaves a gaping hole in airport security. There are plenty of crazy white people waiting for their opportunity to blow up a plane. The OK City bomber wasn't Arab.
?
2016-11-03 15:16:25 UTC
No i does no longer be frightened of the two of them. except one in all them stalked me down the alley or some thing then yeah yet while they're in simple terms in simple terms there then no. The blue-eyed guy might desire to be in simple terms as risky because of the fact the sweaty black guy. regrettably, racial profiling does very plenty exist and that's unfair however the only thank you to get with the aid of that's to forget approximately it.
anonymous
2010-01-06 13:42:02 UTC
A Russian Spy is NOT a terrorist. They are a gatherer of information. Do you think that we are made of nothing but money? It costs money in manpower to check out every single grandma and six year old. Profiling is the logical solution, that is not to say that they are not eyeballing granny or lil suzie.
toothless22
2010-01-06 14:02:31 UTC
biased answers !! blue eyed blond haired terrorists, what !!

surprised you did,nt mention human rights, how can you say its racist,to search every Muslim, they are the ones who want to blow planes out of the sky and kill as many as they can.

Are you for real.
kpk02
2010-01-06 13:42:35 UTC
Of course it's okay. There shouldn't even be any question. I want my security to be based on targeting the people who fit the most likely characteristics for a given crime. Don't fault me because 99.99999999% of airline terrorism is committed by Muslims from a select handful of countries.



Racial profiling doesn't seem so offensive to me. I find it much more offensive to have my plane blown out of the sky.
regerugged
2010-01-06 13:43:46 UTC
Racial profiling is a good thing. It hurts no one. It is one method to use, to hunt down and stop terrorists. As far as I am concerned, the US government can do anything to stop terrorists. That is the president's main job...national security.
?
2010-01-06 14:10:07 UTC
It is difficult to answer this question within the rules of YA. Of course it is OK to profile. I would refer to it as common sense. Whether you call it political correctness or multi-culturalism, makes no difference, it is prohibition of logic and rational thought.
W.
2010-01-06 13:43:59 UTC
Of course it's okay.



Which is the greater inconvenience to a member of a minority? Getting searched for a few minutes longer than other passengers, or getting blown into little pieces by a madman with a bomb?
common cents
2010-01-06 13:41:33 UTC
Who would you rather get on a plane with? A little old blue haired lady from Nebraska or several brown skinned men with beards praying to Allah before they board the plane? If you say it doesn't matter then I don't think you're being truthful.
YB Logical
2010-01-06 13:50:11 UTC
The fact is that radical Muslims have actually CREATED a profile for all Muslims.

The Moderate Muslims complain about it, but do nothing to prevent it.
anonymous
2010-01-06 13:45:26 UTC
Yes there should be profiling if these individuals are going to complicate my travailing then I think I would like their travel to be inconvenient also. If we can prevent one terrorist act by profiling then lets do it. We will never prevent them all.
El Tecolote
2010-01-06 13:40:14 UTC
So you'd rather waste time taking knitting needles from little old grannies at airports while terrorists slip past with guns and explosives on them.



If your ideas get listened to, I'll never set foot in an airport again.
Sky Blue Waters !
2010-01-06 13:55:28 UTC
>>>True, most of the "terrorists" are "brown" and are from Muslim countries<<<



Exactly...

So if i was to be blown up or called a racist...Ill pick racist any day!!!

You libs are truly moronic...
anonymous
2010-01-06 15:22:56 UTC
if white skinned people were doing terroristic acts

then i would expect to be profiled

I want to be safe BOTTOM LINE
anonymous
2010-01-06 13:39:58 UTC
Now time for the incoherent idiots to come rushing in with biased questions :)



The answer is because lib political correctness is destroying America!!!
?
2010-01-06 14:01:22 UTC
Which do you care about more? One man's embarrassment, or hundred's of people's possible deaths?
SouthernDad
2010-01-06 13:42:40 UTC
Why would anyone answer your post since you just referred to anyone who answers as an "incoherent idiot" .
anonymous
2010-01-06 13:41:29 UTC
SCORE



el al airlines in Israel - ACTIVELY PROFILES - deaths = 0



US airlines - FORBIDDEN TO PROFILE - deaths = thousands



It so like a LIBERAL to argue with RESULTS and put RESULTS over FEELINGS



just look at our public schools -



RESULTS OVER FEELINGS - LIBERAL WAY !
No more Y/A for me!
2010-01-06 13:39:14 UTC
Profiling works, political correctness is suicide.
Over the top
2010-01-06 13:39:27 UTC
We all do it, whether we want to or not.
anonymous
2010-01-06 13:40:49 UTC
very well known fact - blacks are very good athlets....

That is also "profiling"...or maybe just a plane pure fact ?


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