Did he profile the bomber? Is the guard guilty of a hate crime?
Was the bomber entitled to a safe space? How many microaggressions did the guard commit?
Those are the important questions.
I had to fly home late last night, and in the middle of the flight while most people appeared to be dozing with all the lights down, a guy of evident middle east extraction got up and began rummaging around in his bag he pulled down from the overhead.
Yeah, I profiled.
I watched him pretty closely. He was just a businessman getting some thing from his bag, but he had his back to everyone, and he was doing something under his jacket as he faced forward, so I couldn’t see what he was doing, nobody in front of him could see him, the only ones who could were those to the side of him, and the lights were down and they appeared to be sleeping...so, yes. I watched him.
I am certain I was probably not the only one.
Was it wrong of me to do so? I don’t care anymore.