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To: Jaysun
Racial profiling. I'll forever stand in support of the sensible practice.

Don't fall into the liberal trap. It's not "racial profiling," it's "criminal profiling." The criminal profile may be based on any number of factors (and, in fact, is usually based on several or more), of which a person's race is just one factor to consider.

12 posted on 01/15/2005 3:59:00 AM PST by SpyGuy (Liberalism is slow societal suicide. And screw political correctness: Islam is the Religion of Death)
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To: SpyGuy
Don't fall into the liberal trap. It's not "racial profiling," it's "criminal profiling." The criminal profile may be based on any number of factors (and, in fact, is usually based on several or more), of which a person's race is just one factor to consider.

I've not fallen for their screed. I think the federal air marshals initially took notice of those guys because they were Middle Eastern (aren't all terrorist these days) and I applaud them for that. Had the marshals been liberals they might well have passed them over to shake down some 80 year old Irish guy just to be "fair".
18 posted on 01/15/2005 4:15:21 AM PST by Jaysun (DEMOCRATS: "We need to be more effective at fooling people.")
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To: SpyGuy

Amen!
Whether it's called "racial profiling, criminal profiling, or behavioral profiling" it's a valuable tool in fighting crime...that's why so many leftist loonies are so much against it.....it works!


41 posted on 01/15/2005 4:38:44 AM PST by yer gonna put yer eye out (Gettin' a PhD at FR...(PrettyHard on Democrats))
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To: SpyGuy
" It's "criminal profiling."

Excellent distinction and one which everyone should keep in mind when the inevitable critics of sensible security procedures emerge with their shouts of "Racism".

54 posted on 01/15/2005 5:01:06 AM PST by drt1
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To: SpyGuy

" It's not "racial profiling," it's "criminal profiling."



Very well said!


128 posted on 01/15/2005 7:50:53 AM PST by EEDUDE (Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.)
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To: SpyGuy
Don't fall into the liberal trap. It's not "racial profiling," it's "criminal profiling." The criminal profile may be based on any number of factors (and, in fact, is usually based on several or more), of which a person's race is just one factor to consider.

EXCELLENT! A point for everyone to remember.

az

155 posted on 01/15/2005 9:36:52 AM PST by Arizona
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