My brother has 'standard' Semitic features; olive skin, dark hair, etc. My son has the same. Would they be victims of racial profiling? Maybe. But when you start getting terrorists that are as white skinned as your average redhead then it'll all change. It's a temporary fear factor. At least we're not lynching people en mass. Yes, I know there have been some attacks but by and large there has been a very calm response. I don't see a rash of mosque burnings, killings, beatings or a dozen other bad things I can imaging. All I'm seeing is some racial profiling. It might be considered just as bad but it'll pass. And in many cases those profiled seem to not have much of a problem about it.
> Ayn conveys my opinion in better words than I can ever hope to... > > "Like every form of determinism, racism invalidates the specific attribute > which distinguishes man from all other living species: his rational faculty. > Racism negates two aspects of man's life: reason and choice, or mind and > morality, replacing them with chemical predestination." > --Ayn Rand 1964 > > If we are going to start kicking every Arab looking person off of airlines, > then let's stand up and say it not hide behind the new "profiling" buzzword. > I mean, why should we even let one of those people on board? It doesn't > matter who he works for, it's the color of his skin, right? I'd bet if we > ban all Arab's from flying, the we won't have any more hijackings at all. > > jon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 3:20 PM > Subject: RE: We are in big trouble > > > > Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in... > > > > The pilot was clearly justified in what he did, period. I would rather > > somebody err on the side of caution than be worried about being > > politically correct. Racial profilling is also justified now. Everybody > > needs to learn to be more understanding of the current climate we live > > in. Not only does the pilot need to be concerned with his passengers > > safety, but also his and the crew. If it were me and I had just a little > > doubt about someone's credentials, the person would be booted in a > > heartbeat. > > > > On the other side, the Secret Service guy had a right to be upset, but > > he could have conducted himself in a more professional manner and > > settled the problem outside of the court room. Instead, he decided to > > take the low road and bitch and moan and cause a ruccus. > > > > My .02 > > Mark > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
