OK, I'll weigh in now ... First, racial profiling is wrong. Racial profiling is the practice of detaining a person merely because of their race.
It is not racial profiling, however, to detain, for example, an Arab-looking guy who has bought a one-way ticket, paid cash, is flying first class, and is flying seemingly by himself. This fits a known pattern. In other words, there needs to be other evidence besides his race. As for the SS guy -- he was Arab looking, he was flying by himself in first class. I can see some initial suspicion, but it's ludicrous that it went further than that and if I were him, I'd sue as well. -- > He carried a badge and other identification. -- > His ticket was clearly marked as paid for by the federal government -- > He provided a phone number to verify his credentials -- a number that the Airline never called. There is no sound reason for the pilot to behave belligerently and delay the flight for 90 minutes. This matter should have been cleared up in five minutes tops. H. ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
