Do you think racial profiling is alright when it comes to security at airports and airlines?

Flowergardener

No racial profiling will only lead to further social unrest with this topic. There are many other technologies employed to allow for security to weed out suspects/terrorists. Unless a suspect has been SPECIFICALLY stated as being said race, height, along with other visible and distinctive characteristics, it makes no sense at all. That is different from racial profiling, as you are targeting your suspect instead of a group of people.

I've known people who were targets of racial profiling and all it did was make their lives more difficult and make them more jaded towards airlines and security. A couple years ago, a family friend's daughter was prevented from getting on a plane because she is Indian, and therefore all Indians must be suspects, correct? Even though security could have gotten information about her age (a minor) and where she was heading to. I also met a guy who is a white guy, but because he has very dark hair, olive skin, and dark eyes (greek), he was targeted although he was a HIGH SCHOOLER on a field trip! Honestly, I wonder where some of these security people get their intel sometimes.

What we need to do is develop creative and more effective ways of detecting criminals in our airports instead of resorting to race. Ironically enough, our airport security could still be jeopardized-- on my local news it was reported that unmarked vehicles, unpermitted are on the runways and also near the docking areas. How nice!

Marcia B

To what end? Who are you going to pull and based on WHAT exactly? We know that terrorists are smart enough to recruit westerners and others who can blend in any airport.

Saaski

Yes, profiling is useful. And believe me, if the terrorists were red haired Irish Americans they would be pulling over every Opie looking dude in the place.

Same with profiling in the cities. If a criminal suspect is a 6 foot 2 African American, why stop the little 4 foot nine Asian grandmother?

poppyg

I think profiling at airports has uses, I was profiled and pulled aside and questioned in London, I actually felt safer afterward.

Piqchure

Yes, as long as you can demand the security guard's credentials and do not submit to the search until they can prove they are not a terrorist, without incurring an arrest.

Yes, as long as EVERY race is profiled, since only humans are terrorists, ALL humans must be profiled.

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