Profiling, whats the problem with it?

trf6x6

There is nothing wrong with it. We should be doing it more. Nothing like seeing a Liberals wine.

NONAME

Profiling is a great tool for law enforcement. It is a fact.

lordkelvin

Absolutely....

John himself

Yes but the liberals don't want the criminals caught. With high crime rates, they can push for the elimination of the rest of the bill of rights starting with the 2nd amendment. They will use crime as a way to force us into communism.

marconprograms

Good question. I'd liketo point out that ALL the insurance companies use profiling all the time, and nobody seems to have a problem with that.

Ms.L.A.

According to statistics it is. I see nothing wrong with identifying yourself if you're not illegal, what does it matter?

Rex B

Security people use it in Airports but won't admit to the practice. The problem with it is people that look like certain cultures get singled out for special attention. Personally I like the practice and hope it continues.

open thoughts

If terrorists were white males, I would EXPECT to be profiled. I have never understood why a 80 year old white woman with a walker is given the same scrutiny at airport security (if not more for the show of it) than a 30 year old middle eastern man.

My best friend is from Iran. He finds it insane that he (and other middle eastern men) are not profiled. He is all in favor of it because it is SMART! If you ask him, he would say..."I would wear my ID on my sleeve if they would profile because in this time, it is necessary!"

KRIS

sure it is

ricmon87

But your not saying you would use it to "catch" or spot illegals by simply looking at Latinos/Hispanics?

B.Kevorkian

It can be a helpful tool. In the context of terrorism or organized crime, though, it can backfire if the 'bad guys' find out what your profile is.

If drug smugglers find out that you're profile of thier 'mules' is young women from Guatamala, than can have more guys swallowing drugs for them, and evade detection more easily. If terrorists find out you're only searching young muslim males getting onto planes, they can recruit some of those female terrorists from Chechnya for the next 9/11. If you're only on the lookout for guys with beards, they can shave. That kinda thing.

Marilyn T

I am sure it is helpful.
I still would like to know why at the airport they pulled my son and myself away to screen us longer. We were standing in seperate lines. We are both very tall and slim, pale with red hair and we were both wearing black.I assume it was because we had one way tickets..

Robert P

Ummm.. if there are three kids walking down my street every time my mail box gets demolished, who should I look to?

amnesty sucks

It's not PC but I think it should be used. I hate it how we have become so politically correct!

The problem is when the cops suspect someone, the crook will scream that he was profiled.

Rabid Frog

I can understand why racial profiling is not used much, would you want to be followed 24/7 if you were an innocent person? But those who want to take it a step further and say that people do not have to provide proof of who they are when receiving most services (jobs, education, assistance, drivers license, etc.) are just politically correct fools, as citizens we have to have identification all the time....

Zapata, like your answer, kind of ironic....

Airadine

it's hard because in one way, sterotypes are sterotypes for a reason but on the other hand, it's proven that people can be different than those within their category.

We can't say all black men are tall, but yes, some black men are in fact tall. That is where we get the profile with racial profiling. It is true that most females love purses, but not all females love purses.

The Gig is Up ferengifighter

What does a criminal look like to you.

cosmicwindwalker

fine unless you are looking for a white male wearing a white hat and you really look like your avatar.

Dog Tricks

What's right with it should be the question.Let's put it this way...I've been a victim of profiling.Not racial but financial.I had my battalion of kids with me at the clinic to get shots and when the receptionist asked for my insurance card an old biddy behind me said to another old bat"Watch her pull out a medicaid card..sniff...welfare mothers and their dozen kids.Disgraceful"Well I pulled out my INSURANCE card and shoved it in her pruney face and said"I PAID for my kids old lady and didn't sit on my wrinkled azz waiting for my hubby to bring home the bacon"The receptionist busted a gut laughing as the old bird snapped her trap shut and walked out.Profiling is wrong no matter who or why it's being done.

Profiling is a big net. It hauls in many innocent along with the guilty. Just ask all those who sat on death row until recently released after DNA analysis proved they couldn't have committed the crimes they were convicted for.

Zapata

It's illegal!

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