Thread: Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Northwest Airlines Plane

Originally Posted by keda

Profiling is racist and only supported by bigots.

True; customs officers have told me they use profiling but in the vast majority of cases find nothing, so how much use is profiling?

Originally Posted by WhiteKnight

Originally Posted by keda

Profiling is racist and only supported by bigots.

True; customs officers have told me they use profiling but in the vast majority of cases find nothing, so how much use is profiling?

That's because the hijackers are a very small percentage of all travelers. But, it's a fact that there have been far more Saudi/Yemeni/Nigerian young men involved in it than Japanese/Korean/Thai old ladies. I don't see why people fight profiling. It's a must! Just a bunch of liberals with a dream that everyone is the same.

During the 90's a border guard in Washington State pulled aside "an Arab man acting nervous" and discovered bombing material that was to be used at LAX. Profiling. It helped save lives.

Originally Posted by tuktukdriver

During the 90's a border guard in Washington State pulled aside "an Arab man acting nervous" and discovered bombing material that was to be used at LAX. Profiling. It helped save lives.

I never said everybody is the same, the incident you quote is only one and is a chance happening. Does it occur to you a the majority of Muslims are law abiding and no more interested in blowing up aircraft or murdering innocent people any more than you or I am? Your assertion that profiling saves lives is nonsense since terrorists will simply find ways to evade such measures. Where in the world has profiling caught a terrorists in an airport yet?

Originally Posted by WhiteKnight

Originally Posted by tuktukdriver

During the 90's a border guard in Washington State pulled aside "an Arab man acting nervous" and discovered bombing material that was to be used at LAX. Profiling. It helped save lives.

I never said everybody is the same, the incident you quote is only one and is a chance happening. Does it occur to you a the majority of Muslims are law abiding and no more interested in blowing up aircraft or murdering innocent people any more than you or I am? Your assertion that profiling saves lives is nonsense since terrorists will simply find ways to evade such measures. Where in the world has profiling caught a terrorists in an airport yet?

I'm sure the Israelis can provide some data.