I never said we need to 'focus' on 'Muslim' but, I donl't think it should be excluded from any profile becasue it might offend some people.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > And I am saying that if you focus too much on "Muslim" then > > a) you harass a lot of innocents, possibly unconstitutionally > depending on how it is done > b) you miss the really dangerous and organized terrorists who are > smart enough not to wave red flags. > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Wow, you truly are that dense. > > > > Once again.....'Muslim' would be one piece in a much larger puzzle. One > > thing drunk drivers do is have difficulty in maintaining a constant > speed, > > does this mean that everyone who has difficulty maintaining a constant > speed > > is driving drunk? No. Do I think a police officer should pull someone > over > > SOLELY because they cannot maintain a constant speed? No. But if the > driver > > cannot maintain a constant speed and is swerving a lot in their lane and > > exhibiting OTHER behaviors of a drunk driver, than I think they should > pull > > the driver over and investigate. Could be the driver is tired, or > slightly > > distracted or drunk. > > > > Do I think a person should be investigated SOLELY for being a Muslim? I > > think I have answered that before, but I will answer again...NO. But, if > the > > person is Muslim,and exhibits other behaviors similar to those of know > > terrorists do I think they should be looked at? Yes. Is that really so > hard > > to understand? > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Just to be clear Scott. You are drawing a parallel between appearing to > >> drive drunk (a crime) and appearing Muslim (not a crime)? > >> Or is appearing Muslim the same as appearing to be a terrorist? > >> > >> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > Wire taps are a far stretch from a traffic stop. > >> > > >> > Yea, that makes sense, the police are the problem, not the criminals. > >> The > >> > criminal has the right to not be bothered by the police, but the > people > >> he > >> > could injure or kill..meh..their rights do not seem to matter as much. > >> > > >> > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:54 AM, denstar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > You still did not answer the question. I will ask again. > >> > > > > >> > > > If a police officer sees a driver exhibiting behavior consistent > with > >> > > those > >> > > > who are driving drunk, even if this particular driver is not > breaking > >> > any > >> > > > laws, should the police officer investigate further by pulling the > >> > driver > >> > > > over? > >> > > > > >> > > > Its a 'yes' or 'no' question. > >> > > > >> > > I'm sorry, I thought my comments made it obvious as to which way I > >> swing. > >> > > > >> > > The answer is an emphatic 'No'. > >> > > > >> > > This protects not only the citizen, but the officer as well. > >> > > > >> > > I'm pretty sure I recall you being upset at people getting off due > to > >> > > technicalities, neh? > >> > > > >> > > It probably sounds as crazy as letting KKK people have parades, but > >> > > there you go-- one of the prices we pay for being such a bad-ass > >> > > country. > >> > > > >> > > I mean, think about your question: Should you be stopped by an > >> > > officer of the law if you haven't broken any laws? > >> > > > >> > > "Show me your papers" used to be, well, associated with lameness. I > >> > > know in this Brave New World, that so long as you're not doing > >> > > anything wrong, you have nothing to fear. Right? Who cares if The > >> > > Man taps your phone? You have something to hide or something? > >> > > > >> > > I think a lot of people have lost sight of the big picture. It's > sad. > >> > > > >> > > As I've said before, I'd rather be "free" than "safe". > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce > >> > > nothing useful to the world, seldom fails of entertainment to > itself. > >> > > George Berkeley > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:291767 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
