To ensure we Americans never offend anyone - - - - particularly fanatics intent on killing us - airport screeners will not be allowed to profile people. They will continue random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal Of Honor winning former Governors. Let's pause a moment and take the following test. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by: (a)Olga Corbutt (b)Sitting Bull (c)Arnold Schwartzeneger (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 1979,the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: (a)Lost Norwegians (b)Elvis (c)A tour bus full of 80-year-old women (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: (a)John Dillinger (b)The King of Sweden (c)The Boy Scouts (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: (a)A pizza delivery boy (b)Pee Wee Herman (c)Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by: (a)The Smurfs (b)Davy Jones (c)The Little Mermaid (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by: (a)Captain Kid (b)Charles Lindberg (c)Mother Teresa (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: (a)Scooby Doo (b)The Tooth Fairy (c)Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of dynamite left over from the train job. (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by: (a)Richard Simmons (b)Grandma Moses (c)Michael Jordan (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: (a)Mr. Rogers (b)Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems (c)The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain: "Mustapha the Merciless" (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people were killed by: (a)Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd (b)The Supreme Court of Florida (c)Mr. Bean (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against: (a)Enron (b)The Lutheran Church (c)The NFL (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by: (a)Bonny and Clyde (b)Captain Kangaroo (c)Billy Graham (d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 Hmmm . . . nope, no patterns anywhere to justify profiling
Maybe we could use another term instead of "racial profiling?" I agree we NEED to profile. But what term can we use that's more "acceptable? Calmest_LA
hey LA- how 'bout AI (artificial intelligence) patterning...that's what AMEX uses...when you spend out of pattern...you get a call...or you have to speak to them b4 charging something that is "out of your pattern." That might sound more pc- clc
How about Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!