Does "behavioral" screening at airports lead to racial profiling?
2007-12-07 08:07:17 · 11 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Are minorities targeted more or is it applied to everyone?
2007-12-07 08:08:04 · update #1
http://video.nbc4.com/player/?id=27340
2007-12-07 10:49:36 · update #2
Like many things behavioral screening employs very generic things that are applicable to all people...but some which are 'peculiar' to certain cultures, ethnicities, etc....IMO, any form of subjective profiling lays itself wide open for racial profiling......and for profiling of other groups - religious etc.
I realize the need for identifying potential suspicious people but it rankles me somewhat as it reeks of Big Brother and domination of some over many just based on like characteristics.
2007-12-07 08:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As far as racial/origin profiling, I am sorry, but if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, there is a stronger chance that it is a duck than otherwise. ! IN the quest to avoid racial profiling, I have seen people, certainly over the age 75, pulled aside at airports and fully screened, while others who have every sign of what we are trained to look for in terrorists, are allowed to walk on by....that makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? AND at what point does learned response replace profiling..the time has come and gone if you ask me! Phil
2007-12-07 22:20:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think so. I'm always glad that they do the screening, and several friends have been checked because of travelling alone, looking anxious, etc. Race wasn't an issue. I got picked because the sniffer dog found a broken biscuit in my bag - I felt like a real criminal ! But its all for our safety. And....if it is racially biased, I guess that is because terrorists tend to come from certain races. That doesn't seem racist to me, just being realistic.
2007-12-08 09:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Stella 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose there is some of that unfortunately. I, personally, don't mind getting screened and want everyone on MY plane to be as well. WAIT! You said " behavioral" screening. I'm not sure that I know what that means Wickwire. Clue me in.
2007-12-07 17:57:59 · answer #4 · answered by Eve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hope it is the same for everybody and that includes all the employees who work there and pilots and stewardesses. I don`t think it contributes to racial profiling though.
2007-12-07 18:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After I had to take my shoes off several times and get in the sniffing machine I decided it is not racial profiling...
2007-12-07 16:44:37 · answer #6 · answered by Southern Comfort 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got screened because my drivers license expired while I was away and I had Poligrip and a lighter in my purse!
Is there profiling for old ladies with dangerous materials, like Poligrip?
2007-12-07 16:30:09 · answer #7 · answered by slk29406 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it applies to everyone. When I fly I want everyone screened including the pilot and crew!
2007-12-07 16:13:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Probably, but (shudder) I believe that profiling is very effective in criminal applications, and it's a practice that we all use in every day dealings.
2007-12-07 18:51:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes , but i'd rather they test the pilot and co-pilot for alcohol abuse.
2007-12-07 16:47:41 · answer #10 · answered by catspit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋