What do you think of the proposed security checking at airports of certain ethnic people predomenantly?

Question

Is it alienating people or is it common sense?

Answer 1

Its common sense and is already being done in some countries anyway. If they dont like it, dont travel. Security is something that cannot be skimped on at all

Answer 2

When Barbara Walters complains about how often she is stopped for additional screening, this should scream out red warning signals that something is terribly wrong!

The reality is that it wasn't blond Scandanavians, it wasn't black grandmothers, it wasn't red-headed Irish children and it wasn't Latin American men who have been responsible for the terrorism attacks we suffered. It was Muslim men between 20 and 45 years old.

I've often wondered why *I* haven't been stopped. I travel out of Detroit (large Arab population), and while I'm not Arab, I do have dark hair, dark skin and (until recently) had a beard.

It doesn't make sense to NOT scrutinize more thoroughly those people that more closely match the descriptions of those who committed the acts of terrorism.

This is why, when police are seeking to question, say, 3 white male teens, they don't stop cars with 2 female blacks or 5 Hispanics just to be fair.

Of course, we cannot be certain the next terrorist might not be a home grown lunatic conspiracy theorist moonbat (no offense to all of you lunatic conspiracy theorist moonbats here on Y!A), but right now, they're not the profile.

Answer 3

It is not common sense. Governments know that when people are frightened they will accept even the most draconian laws or say whatever is necessary to save their lives.

It is difficult to verify whether the threat was an actual one or contrived by obtaining "confessions" using torture of suspects in Pakistan. Torture is now admissible as "evidence" in the UK as long as it is sub-contracted to third parties so the UK goverment can claim it was not directly involved.

The airport checking was most probably a scam/diversion tactic to allow the terrorist invasion of lebanon and daily terror against the palestinians.

Before you all cry "conspiracy", the last raid with 135 armed police in london on one house was a fraud (admitted now by the police as well).

The current situation has similarities with the "conspiracy" by Israel, UK and French prime ministers in the Severes meeting (near Paris) in the fifties where Israel was to attack Egypt under some pretext and capture the Suez canal, followed by the "honest brokers" UK and France who were then supposed to separate the two sides, capturing the Suez canal for the co-conspirators.

For those who say that the muslims should go "back to iran", perhaps it would only be fair for the european immigrants in America and Australia to "go back to europe" leave the land to the rightful native owners; and for about 80% of israeli jews who converted in the eighth century to go back to Khazikstan... and so on

Answer 4

Considering that the terror threats and attempted bombings etc, have been from ethnic groups, I think it is totally acceptable to impose stricter security measures on people from these backgrounds. If they've got nothing to hide they shouldn't be worried about it and should accept that it is being done for the benefit of everybody, including their own.
It doesn't mean that these people are being victimised. These measures are being put in place to prevent people from all races from becoming victims.

Answer 5

I think it is common sense it's about time the security services stopped worring about being politically correct and just got on with their jobs.Islam is a serious threat to our way of life at the moment.If people don't like it then don't travel, but why wouldn't people like after all don't they want to be safe when travelling.

Answer 6

I think that whatever it takes to keep us safer, than it should be done. Anyone who complains because it is prejudice, just kick them out of the airport on principle because they obviously are stupid. The black gangster type hasn't been trying to blow up planes, so common sense says to focus on the groups that do. Since whites could be of many ethic backgrounds, they are the ones that might find it harder to adjust to.

Answer 7

When looking for something you should always look hardest where you expect to find it. If you lose your keys you look by the door or in your pockets. You dont waste time looking in the attic.

I think the same principle applies to to security checking. When searching for islamic fundamentalists, its best to spend most of your time with young bearded arabic men, not white scotish families or white old women.

Just to quickly respond to the guy who suggested we send all muslims back to Iran.
1 The Islamic religion originated in Mecca, which is in Saudi Arabia
2 Millions of muslims have set foot in Iran.

So in what way should they be 'sent back'. Tit.

Answer 8

Fact: all air terrorists, indeed almost all terrorists in Europe and America are muslims.

Unfortunately, racial profiling is seen as a violation of human rights even though it economizes police time.

In the end, the 2001-2006+ wave of terror endangers human rights, since the terrorists don't grant any rights or any reciprocity to those whom they target.

The whole structure of rights (war, civil, human, refugee) built up in the 20th Century is liable to collapse, since the State's first priority is to see to its own survival.

Answer 9

this is simply another round of racism. although the authorities would try as much as possible to justify their actions as being forced to do so by the prevailing circumstances. profiling is necessary in every search of this nature, but experience has shown that crime cuts across people of all societies. Timothy macveigh is a white man and he bombed the federal building at oklahoma. Carlos the jackal ran a regime of terror in europe and america in the late 70's. it doest matter whether one is hispanic or colured.

the checking should involve everyone. discriminatory checking would create another round of frustration and possible terror.

Answer 10

The security checks at airports are for everyone, there is 'predominant' checking of minorities - are you trying to stir-up a race debate with this question Mr.... hmmmm

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