ieatcrayonz Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Why is it not ok to profile? Think about this: If we had considered this bomber dude had been called out three times by his own father, was a radical mormon, had purchased a one way ticket with cash, brought no luggage and was already on a watch list could we have stopped this easily? Before you say "profiling is bad and against our belief system" answer the following honestly: You walk into a room and they ask you to pick out the person with the lowest IQ. They emphatically state that it is not a trick question. There is a million dollar prize for picking the right person. There are 30 people of varying shapes and sizes. One guy has a dirty baseball cap with a Maple Leaf on the front, very few teeth, appears drunk and says "eh" a lot. Are you going to pick him or the guy in a Bricks Brothers suit? My point is this: Everybody profiles every day. Sometimes it is wrong, but sometimes it is right. Worrying about Mormon bombers is no different than realizing Canadians are dumb. Wishing something would go away does not make it go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Why is it not ok to profile? Think about this: If we had considered this bomber dude had been called out three times by his own father, was a radical mormon, had purchased a one way ticket with cash, brought no luggage and was already on a watch list could we have stopped this easily? Before you say "profiling is bad and against our belief system" answer the following honestly: You walk into a room and they ask you to pick out the person with the lowest IQ. They emphatically state that it is not a trick question. There is a million dollar prize for picking the right person. There are 30 people of varying shapes and sizes. One guy has a dirty baseball cap with a Maple Leaf on the front, very few teeth, appears drunk and says "eh" a lot. Are you going to pick him or the guy in a Bricks Brothers suit? My point is this: Everybody profiles every day. Sometimes it is wrong, but sometimes it is right. Worrying about Mormon bombers is no different than realizing Canadians are dumb. Wishing something would go away does not make it go away. I think I hired them to put my fireplace in, so I'm disqualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 With incompetent Obama in the White House do you think it really matters? I mean, you DO realize that the next time terrorists strike they WILL be successful, don't you! We (only) lucked out on Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 My point is this: Everybody profiles every day. Sometimes it is wrong, but sometimes it is right. Worrying about Mormon ombers is no different than realizing Canadians are dumb. Wishing something would go away does not make it go away. You're right and I must admit to profiling. I would never hire a fat Italian plumber with a mustache for fear he'll eat some mushrooms, start jumping around, and take all my coins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 You're right and I must admit to profiling. I would never hire a fat Italian plumber with a mustache for fear he'll eat some mushrooms and start jumping around all over the place looking for a princess Me too. Every time Dib posts a new avatar, I scrutinize her profile till I stop droolin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 You're right and I must admit to profiling. I would never hire a fat Italian plumber with a mustache for fear he'll eat some mushrooms, start jumping around, and take all my coins Dude sounds more like a pizza guy than a plumber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTS Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I saw some ACLU schmuck on TV yesterday saying there is no accurate profile for terrorists because how would you explain Timothy McVeigh? Seriously? There MUST be tens of thousands of home-grown hick terrorists running around trying to kill Americans at every opportunity. Let's randomly search grandma and grandpa but let Osama get on the plane because we don't want to be accused of profiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Man Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 You're right and I must admit to profiling. I would never hire a fat Italian plumber with a mustache for fear he'll eat some mushrooms, start jumping around, and take all my coins Ha, that is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 With incompetent Obama in the White House do you think it really matters? I mean, you DO realize that the next time terrorists strike they WILL be successful, don't you! We (only) lucked out on Christmas. Because it wouldn't have happened with McCain, Nader or Mike Huckabee. Sorry, but this is part of living in the real world, not fantasy land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Because it wouldn't have happened with McCain, Nader or Mike Huckabee. Sorry, but this is part of living in the real world, not fantasy land. So other candidates don't bring different views on policy, which don't get communicated to the agencies charged with carrying them out by the political appointees? Or are you saying that on the question of the appropriateness of profiling, all candidates think alike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Because it wouldn't have happened with McCain, Nader or Mike Huckabee. Sorry, but this is part of living in the real world, not fantasy land. Does Janet Napoleatano (however she spells it) make you feel safe? She makes you feel confident that under her leadership Homeland Security will improve? You yourself as President would have looked at all the possible candidates for the job and would have picked her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Does Janet Napoleatano (however she spells it) make you feel safe? She makes you feel confident that under her leadership Homeland Security will improve? You yourself as President would have looked at all the possible candidates for the job and would have picked her? I wonder at just what point in the interview process that he said to himself, "Yep! She's the one I want to hire." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I wonder at just what point in the interview process that he said to himself, "Yep! She's the one I want to hire." This shows some of the good work she's done earlier tis year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasily Zaytsev Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I see nothing wrong with profiling...especially when there is a rag head on my plane...I never keep my eye off of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I see nothing wrong with profiling...especially when there is a rag head on my plane...I never keep my eye off of them The Avatar did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasily Zaytsev Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 The Avatar did it and to top it off, I wear the largest belt buckle I have....just in case I have to slim it off the forehead of some camel jockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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