We Must Make it Illegal to Search Muslims in Airports

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by 7th Ninjai

Your experience seems fabricated to fit your beliefs.

I expected you to claim this. Unfortunately for you it's very true, but you won't believe it anyway.

Perhaps an online search would be beneficial to you?

[7th Ninjai]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

I expected you to claim this. Unfortunately for you it's very true, but you won't believe it anyway.

Perhaps an online search would be beneficial to you?

Of course I'm going to claim that, you have no way to prove your experiences.

Regardless, commonsense dictates to me that one would be naturally (and rightfully) opposed to racial profiling. I don't buy into the argument that Muslims or a group with a certain skin color are submitting to searches like good little patriots while memories of 9/11 go through their minds. That sounds like the kind of argument Sean Hannity would build.

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by 7th Ninjai

Of course I'm going to claim that, you have no way to prove your experiences.

Regardless, commonsense dictates to me that one would be naturally (and rightfully) opposed to racial profiling. I don't buy into the argument that Muslims or a group with a certain skin color are submitting to searches like good little patriots while memories of 9/11 go through their minds. That sounds like the kind of argument Sean Hannity would build.

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[TheScatman]

Originally Posted by 7th Ninjai

Those who are for racial profiling are for it because they know they'll never fit the profile and, as a result, will never have to suffer from a loss of rights. I'm white, but I am not ok with other Americans being treating like second class citizens because of the color of their skin, the countries they make phone calls to, or the beliefs they have in their private lives.

exactly why airport security should be private, airliners have an incentive to keep their own planes safe. The market will then decide the amount of searching neccessary to keep passengers safe while at the same time keeping passengers comfortable and moving quickly.

[Diamond Cross]

Uh no. We just need to get rid of racial profiling. Here's the weakness to racial profiling; the people who love the other culture, for example Americans who want to be Samuris, who would dress and look like the culture they love.

[tbone]

Originally Posted by TheScatman

exactly why airport security should be private, airliners have an incentive to keep their own planes safe. The market will then decide the amount of searching neccessary to keep passengers safe while at the same time keeping passengers comfortable and moving quickly.

Good point, but they were private not too long ago and had huge failings. I agree in concept, but given the track record, not sure it's feasible.

[avsp]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

I think most Muslims that live here are ok with being singled out, becuase they know our country is actually doing something logical to keep us safe.

The few I work with, who are hugely anti-Bush, walk around waving their hands in the air saying 'I get so pissed when they don't stop us in the airports! I KNOW it's my people that are the threat, and if I don't get stopped, that means the government here isn't doing anything to protect me or anybody else; it's STUPID!'

But that's just my experience. There are plenty of OP EDs around the net that say the same things.

yes but how often do they get involved in fights?
also how much of their time do they spend standing on street corners condemning AQ?

could answers to either questions define them as muslims &/or terrorist sympathsizers?

If not, why not?