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Old 12-23-2011, 01:14 AM
 
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That's pretty much a conservative position but the phrase "racial profiling" seems to have different meanings depending on who you're talking to.
Right.
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Old 12-23-2011, 01:16 AM
 
Location: Chesterfield,Virginia
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That's pretty much a conservative position but the phrase "racial profiling" seems to have different meanings depending on who you're talking to.
What was the race of the ones who killed 3000 Americans on 911? (White, little old ladies?)

What 'race' is in the majority .. streaming across the border and digging tunnels to run drugs into the country? (White, little old ladies?)

On December the 7th 1941 .. What was the 'race' of the people who bombed Pearl Harbor? (White, little old ladies?)

I can think of other examples of WHY and HOW 'racial profiling' can and should be used and would be .. much more effective than strip searching 'White, little old ladies'!
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Old 12-23-2011, 01:20 AM
 
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What was the race of the ones who killed 3000 Americans on 911? (White, little old ladies?)

What 'race' is in the majority .. streaming across the border and digging tunnels to run drugs into the country? (White, little old ladies?)

On December the 7th 1941 .. What was the 'race' of the people who bombed Pearl Harbor? (White, little old ladies?)

I can think of other examples of WHY and HOW 'racial profiling' can and should be used and would be .. much more affective than strip searching 'White, little old ladies'!
This proves no point. It's just a reminder that sometimes white, little old ladies can pose a threat too.



(Points if you know who she is.)
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Old 12-23-2011, 01:26 AM
 
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not sure i understand your post. u mean are the laws and rules regarding law enforcement different than hiring for a job ? yes they are. profiling is used in law enforcement extensively.
does TSA look for 8 year old boy scouts at check points or men in robes with towels on their heads sweating alot and chanting in arabic looking around very nervous and wild eyed.
yes indeed law enforcement profiles.
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Old 12-23-2011, 01:27 AM
 
Location: Chesterfield,Virginia
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This proves no point. It's just a reminder that sometimes white, little old ladies can pose a threat too.



(Points if you know who she is.)
Ethel Rosenberg who was charged with Conspiracy to commit espionage.
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Old 12-23-2011, 01:33 AM
 
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Ethel Rosenberg who was charged with Conspiracy to commit espionage.
Yep. About your original point -- my brother-in-law is a tall Arab who speaks with a heavy Morrocon accent. (He came to America in his early 20s.) He laughed and laughed when he told me the story of a little old white lady in front of him being pulled out of line at an airport for a "random" search. He thought that was hilarious. If he were in charge of the "random" searches, he would have picked the tall Arab and left the little old white ladies alone.
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Old 12-23-2011, 01:48 AM
 
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Yep. About your original point -- my brother-in-law is a tall Arab who speaks with a heavy Morrocon accent. (He came to America in his early 20s.) He laughed and laughed when he told me the story of a little old white lady in front of him being pulled out of line at an airport for a "random" search. He thought that was hilarious. If he were in charge of the "random" searches, he would have picked the tall Arab and left the little old white ladies alone.
Of course he would and he should be commended for his honesty.

Some Israelis are difficult to distinguish from your everyday Muslim and yet, the Israelis use 'racial profiling' as their #1 weapon against terrorists and .. it is very effective!
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Old 12-23-2011, 01:53 AM
 
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Yep. About your original point -- my brother-in-law is a tall Arab who speaks with a heavy Morrocon accent. (He came to America in his early 20s.) He laughed and laughed when he told me the story of a little old white lady in front of him being pulled out of line at an airport for a "random" search. He thought that was hilarious. If he were in charge of the "random" searches, he would have picked the tall Arab and left the little old white ladies alone.
law suits caused the random searches. but of course the public never realizes that most public service jobs are molded and created by a series of law suits. that is why our public servants act so crazy like the story u told.
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Old 12-23-2011, 02:09 AM
 
Location: Chesterfield,Virginia
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law suits caused the random searches. but of course the public never realizes that most public service jobs are molded and created by a series of law suits. that is why our public servants act so crazy like the story u told.
And THIS is the result of an out of control, "Politically Correct" country!
(notice anything strange here?)
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Old 12-23-2011, 02:10 AM
 
Location: Chesterfield,Virginia
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Okay .. You have all been given enough time to answer.
That is a Hijab on the woman searching the nun!
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