http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/profiling/ en-us Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:25:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132818/posts Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson has again defended her department against charges of racial profiling, saying there's no conclusive evidence of it in the demographic data it collects about traffic stops. Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132818/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:25:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098014/posts Ministers are considering spending up to £12 billion on a database to monitor and store the internet browsing habits, e-mail and telephone records of everyone in Britain. GCHQ, the government’s eavesdropping centre, has already been given up to £1 billion to finance the first stage of the project. Hundreds of clandestine probes will be installed to monitor customers live on two of the country’s biggest internet and mobile phone providers - thought to be BT and Vodafone. BT has nearly 5m internet customers. UK Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098014/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 16:19:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078306/posts Alvin Ailey performer: Israeli security made me dance Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - Added 17m ago JERUSALEM - A performer with the famed American Alvin Ailey dance troupe on Tuesday said he was twice forced to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to prove his identity before he was permitted to enter the country. Abdur-Rahim Jackson, an eight-year veteran of the African American dance ensemble, said he was singled out by Israel’s renowned airport security because he has a Muslim name. He called the experience embarrassing and said at one point, one of the officers even suggested he change... The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078306/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 18:40:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071141/posts Harvard University will launch an examination of the campus Police Department following long-running complaints that officers have unfairly treated black students and professors and, in an incident this month, a black high school student working at Harvard. President Drew Gilpin Faust announced yesterday that she has appointed an independent, six-member committee to review the diversity training, community outreach, and recruitment efforts of Harvard police, the first review of its kind in more than a decade. In recent weeks, black student and faculty leaders have been pressing the university to address what they view as racial profiling by the predominantly white... boston globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071141/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:50:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056559/posts A new program by the U.S. Department of Justice targeting Muslim men of Arab descent for surveillance is unconstitutional, civil rights groups say. The new terrorist profile, set to be unveiled as early as this week, is meant to keep tabs on such men who frequently travel abroad and maintain extensive international contacts, the Detroit News reported Monday. Under the measure, the men may be subject not only to stops at the U.S.-Canadian border, but also to wider investigations that could include electronic surveillance and detentions, whether or not they are suspected of wrongdoing, the newspaper said. What is dangerous... Web India 123 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056559/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 01:06:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009271/posts The report to the city Police Commission is greeted with skepticism. 'This is not a racist department,' Chief Bratton says in defending the report. Los Angeles Police Department officials announced Tuesday that they investigated more than 300 complaints of racial profiling against officers last year and found that none had merit -- a conclusion that left members of the department's oversight commission incredulous. It is at least the sixth consecutive year that all allegations of racial profiling against LAPD officers have been dismissed, according to department documents reviewed by The Times. In 2007, the LAPD's Internal Affairs Group closed 320... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009271/posts#comment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:38:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003387/posts   The Antiwar Movement's Case for Preemption and Profiling   By Ben JohnsonFrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, April 18, 2008 CODE PINK MAY HAVE UNWITTINGLY BECOME THE BEST EXPONENTS of the policies of preemption and profiling in the War on Terror. Last Tuesday, Sen. Joseph Biden ejected Code Pink protesters set to interrupt General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker's testimony on the state of Iraq. Biden instructed security to eject "the people making noise," and the Capitol police quickly responded, expelling the full Code Pink delegation. The latter stood out from the Hill staffers and military attachés listening respectfully to... Frontpagemagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003387/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:18:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996900/posts NEW YORK - To the untrained eye, the man looked like any other traveler as he waited in line at Kennedy Airport. But something about the way he was acting caught the attention of two security screeners. For 16 minutes, they questioned him, scanned every inch of his body twice with a metal-detecting wand and emptied his carry-on bag onto a table. Out came a car stereo with wires dangling from it. The man was eventually found to have done nothing wrong — he said he had pulled the stereo out of his car because he was afraid it would... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996900/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 22:21:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988421/posts JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) -- Israel's renowned airline security faced a legal challenge Wednesday from a civil rights group charging that its practice of ethnic profiling is racist because it singles out Arabs for tougher treatment. At a Supreme Court hearing, civil rights lawyers demanded an end to the policy, which they say violates Israeli law. Such profiling is illegal in the U.S., where passengers must be singled out for security checks on a random basis. But some terrorism experts say Israel's measures are effective precisely because they take ethnicity into account — and warn that equality at the airport could... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988421/posts#comment Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:43:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981774/posts The FBI believes its agents still aren't sensitive enough to Muslims and their culture, so the bureau has extended by "a few weeks" its Islamic cultural "enrichment" training program, WND has learned. During a recent outreach event at a Washington-area mosque, FBI officials also reassured a large turnout of concerned Muslims that the bureau is not profiling Arabs and Muslims for terrorism, and has made investigating alleged "hate crimes" against them and other minorities "the second-highest priority in the criminal division of the FBI." Among the officials who attended the Feb. 8 "town hall meeting" at the large ADAMS Center... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981774/posts#comment Fri, 7 Mar 2008 06:29:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1974870/posts Son got his first ticket. Policeman said he didn't stop at a stop sign. It was dark, not even street lights in this area, but he saw this difficult-to-tell action in the dark, when Nathan says he had come to a stop. He didn't argue though. But then he wanted to search the car. We've always told son not to agree to that, there is no reason. (actually, his former-cop dad told him don't agree to it) Dad is not in the picture, so I have to ask you all. This was his first traffic stop and he was nervous.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1974870/posts#comment Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947294/posts If a pair of Transportation Security Administration officers strolling by a Sea-Tac Airport ticket counter wish you happy holidays and ask where you're traveling, it might be more than just Christmas spirit. Travelers at Sea-Tac and dozens of other major airports across America are being scrutinized by teams of TSA behavior-detection officers specially trained to discern the subtlest suspicious behaviors. TSA officials will not reveal specific behaviors identified by the program -- called SPOT (Screening Passengers by Observation Technique) -- that are considered indicators of possible terrorist intent. But a central task is to recognize microfacial expressions -- a flash... Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947294/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:00:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945401/posts KEENE, N.H., Dec. 28 --Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich today accused Republican candidate Mike Huckabee of using the tragic assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to create anti-Pakistani fears in the U.S. and to advance his own discriminatory immigration policies. "I know I'm not running against Mike Huckabee," said Kucinich, who is campaigning in New Hampshire, "but his remarks were so outrageous and so representative of the scare tactics and fearmongering policies of the current Republican administration that someone on the Democratic side of this campaign needs to speak out." Kucinich added, "To be silent would be the worst... Sun Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945401/posts#comment Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940719/posts Profiling opponents erroneously or deceitfully claim that Timothy McVeigh was not profiled because he was white. http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19121920&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=623508&rfi=6 I am currently working on a four part series about crime and punishment ( or lack thereof) in America. It should be very enlightening and informative. Concurrently, I am working with the Bulletin to sponsor a symposium about this. I have inquired about the availability of Justices Scalia and Alito both of whom are from the Philadelphia area, as well as Joe Arpaio who worked with my father at DEA. If anyone can think of a good panel member let me know. It... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940719/posts#comment Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:52:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924536/posts If a person of Hispanic origin rapes a woman and, in an attempt to catch this violent criminal, police publish a description identifying the suspect's general racial makeup, is that a "racist" thing to do? Apparently the folks at KMYL (1190 AM) in the metro Phoenix, Arizona area think it is. It appears that we cannot even discuss the basic appearance of a wanted criminal now without being "racist" about it all. The story comes to us from The East Valley Tribune, where the paper quotes the vice president for programming at KMYL as saying that calling a criminal an... Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924536/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:44:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924207/posts Sources inside American Airlines tell me that the airline has no intention of settling last week's lawsuit filed in U.S. district court. David Al-Watan, Talal Cholagh, Ali Alzerej, Hassan Alzerej, Hussein Alsalih and Mohammad Al-Saedy are seeking "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in damages for racial profiling. This 12-page police report explains why American Airlines should never pay these men a dime. It also explains why several names should be added to the 800,000+ name no-fly list — if they haven't been added already. Aviation security is a national security issue. There should be a zero tolerance policy in effect... The Aviation Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924207/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:39:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923383/posts A group of Iraqi Pentagon contractors is suing American Airlines claiming racial discrimination for delaying its flight, but a police report shows that some of the men might have been intoxicated, behaved in a frightening and belligerent manner and scared one family off the plane. The captain of American Airlines Flight 590 from San Diego to Chicago delayed the Aug. 28 takeoff after crew members reported that they "did not feel safe..." The Iraqi men filed the lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, where they live... The captain did not alert the passengers... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923383/posts#comment Fri, 9 Nov 2007 16:00:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923291/posts Six Iraqi natives announced in Detroit last week that they are suing American Airlines for “hundreds of thousands of dollars” because they were racially profiled, leaving at least one of the six feeling “violated.” Putting aside the inaccurate charge—racial profiling is defined as the practice of substituting skin color for evidence as grounds for suspicion by law enforcement officials; the men’s skin color was never an issue—the real question to be asked of this scenario is, are groups of Middle Eastern men purposefully behaving suspiciously in airports and on airplanes in an effort to cash in on America’s civil justice... PajamasMedia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923291/posts#comment Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:35:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1923422/posts Lancaster, PA - Civil rights advocates criticized plans by the Police Department to map the county's Amish communities, calling it racial profiling. The LCPD's counterterrorism bureau plans to identify Amish enclaves in order to determine which might be likely to become isolated and susceptible to "violent, ideologically based extremism," said Deputy Chief Michael P. Drowning on Thursday. "We want to know where the Shakers, Quakers and Amish are so we can reach out to those communities," said Drowning, who heads the counterterrorism bureau. Downing said the plan is still in its early stages, but the LCPD wants to work with... http://gzforum.wvgazette.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1923422/posts#comment Fri, 9 Nov 2007 17:08:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1915731/posts (AP) FREDERICK, Md. A man reportedly stopped by Frederick County sheriff's deputies for having too many air fresheners on his rearview mirror says he suspects the real reason he is that he is Hispanic. Mauricio Arellano told The Frederick News-Post that the deputies "found an excuse" to stop him and check his immigration status. Top Stories/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1915731/posts#comment Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:59:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912357/posts He might be a middle-aged white guy from the West, but Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) suddenly understands the travails of people stopped for "DWB": driving while black. In the course of his interview with Matt Lauer, aired last night and excerpted on this morning's "Today," Craig tried to play the profiling card. MATT LAUER: The fact that these motions seemed to replicate a well-established sequence of signals for soliciting anonymous sex, it's a coincidence?View video here. LARRY CRAIG: I now know that this cop, this officer [shades of "that woman, Ms. Lewinsky"?] is a profiler. He said looking into a... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912357/posts#comment Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:41:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910775/posts PEORIA - What was supposed to be an opportunity to teach students a lesson - walking in the middle of the street is illegal and poses a risk to their safety - has swelled into a controversy denouncing police of racially profiling black youths. "When we issue citations we're trying to train children there are boundaries in society that you have to follow to have an orderly society," Peoria Police Chief Steven Settingsgaard told an audience of neighborhood activists, concerned residents, media and fellow police officers at a Friday morning news conference. "(People) have taken this opportunity and turned it... peoria Jornal star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910775/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:24:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/585652/posts <p>The law does some foolish things, it doesn't do crazy things, Floyd Abrams informed a "60 Minutes" audience Sunday. The First Amendment expert and champion of individual rights had in mind, specifically, the arguments of civil libertarians and others now objecting to airport security measures or other special scrutiny focusing on Arab male passengers. "It would be crazy," Mr. Abrams observed, "not to consider what people look like when we're looking for people who may be involved with hijackings."</p> Opinion Journal.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/585652/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:01:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898445/posts Civil liberties group calls on Arab sector to protest humiliating security screenings at Ben Gurion airport, shun national airline Roee Nahmias Published: 09.18.07, 17:54 / Israel News Israeli Arabs should boycott El Al, a new pressure group said in its first press conference Tuesday in Nazareth. The group, a subcommittee for Arab civil liberties in Israel, has been formed under the auspices of the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee. The boycott call comes in protest of the screening process Israeli Arabs citizens are subjected to at Ben-Gurion airport. Aside from the airport issue, the new group said it wanted to fight... YNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898445/posts#comment Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:18:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889001/posts Group calls New Rule A Form Of Racial Profiling (CBS) NEW YORK The new federal policy of checking hats when going through airport security is causing a serious controversy, with many now asking: Is it a necessary security measure or another act of racial profiling? WCBSTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889001/posts#comment Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:46:36 GMT