Ethnic Profiling

[wickedpilot]

Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following Multiple Choice test.... no need to keep score. The events are actual cuts from past history.

They actually happened!

Do you remember?

1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were
kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbitt
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzeneger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

2. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon
by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

4. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year-old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

9. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted
and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning former Governors, and leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 & 40 alone because of profiling.

 

[USMCAirWinger]

Dude this is like so old...Think 2 years!

 

[jarhead]

Yes,

But it is still valid.

 

[USMCAirWinger]

Ok... profiling muslims isn't a good idea because there are wackos from any background. There are home-grown terrorist that would, under this argument, warrant the profiling of ______ "fill in the blank" race.

 

[wil]

I remember in the 80's, Sheriff Lee of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, profiled Black youths driving hoopties in high dollar neighborhoods. Crime rate dropped right away. The news media cried racisim, but it didn't stick against the Chinese Sheriff!

Racial profiling is a valid law enforcement tool.

 

[jarhead]

T-Gates

What's a "FARVAS"???

 

[Traumahawk]

Re: T-Gates

What's a "FARVAS"???

Dude.....c'mon

Rod Farva.....super cop.
Who doesn't work with a Farva? I know I do.

---Hey, this thread was bound to be hijacked by Muslim males between the age of 17-40.....But lets check all the grandmothers and small children anyways.....

T-hawk

 

[MarineGrunt]

Re: Re: T-Gates

Dude.....c'mon

Rod Farva.....super cop.
Who doesn't work with a Farva? I know I do.

---Hey, this thread was bound to be hijacked by Muslim males between the age of 17-40.....But lets check all the grandmothers and small children anyways.....

T-hawk

"Say car Ram-Rod............... SAY CAR RAM-ROD!"

One of the greatest movies of my time...

 

[jarhead]

I missed that one.....I'll have to check it out.

 

[Traumahawk]

Don't call me car 91, radio!

 

[T-Gates]

"The next time this kind of thing happens, I want you two to take a deep breath and pull your head out of each other's asses...."

"Thats easy for you, he has a tiny little head!"

 

[crowbar]

TSA= True Stupid Asses, they're useless.


Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and
tried
to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was
sentenced?
Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV/Radio? - - -
Didn't think so. Everyone should hear what the judge had to say.

Ruling by Judge William Young U.S. District Court. Prior to sentencing,
the
Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say.

After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reid also
admitted
his
"allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to the religion of
Allah,"
defiantly stated "I think I ought not apologize for my actions," and
told
the
court "I am at war with your country."

Judge Young then delivered the statement quoted below on
January 30, 2003 United States vs. Reid.

Judge Young:
"Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes
upon
you.
On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you
to life in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General.

On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in
prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run
consecutive with the other. That's 80 years.

On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years
consecutive to the 80 years just imposed.

The Court imposes upon you each of the eight counts a fine of
$250,000 for the aggregate fine of $2 million.

The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to
restitution
and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to
Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines.

The Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment.
<B! RThe Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply
because the law requires it. But the life sentences are real life
sentences so I need go no further.

This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It is a fair
and
just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explain this to you.
We
are
not afraid of you or any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid.
We are
Americans. We have been through the fire before. There is all too much
war
talk here.

And I say that to everyone with the utmost respect. Here in this court,
where
we deal with individuals as individuals, and care for individuals as
individuals.

As human beings, we reach out for justice. You are not an enemy
combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war.
You are a terrorist.

To give you that reference, to ca! ll you a soldier, gives you far too
much stature.

Whether it is the officers of government who do it, or your attorney
who does it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist.
And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with
terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them
down one by one and bring them to justice. So war talk is way out of
line in this court.

You are a big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I
know
warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of multiple
attempted murders. In a very real sense, State Trooper Santiago had it
right
when you first were taken off that plane and into custody and you
wondered
where the press and where the TV crews were, and he said you're no big
deal.



You're no big deal.

What your counsel, what your a! ble counsel and what the
equally able United States attorneys have grappled with and what I
have as honestly as I know how tried to grapple with, is why you did
something so horrific. What was it that led you here to this
courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you have to
say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort
of unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you
are guilty of doing. And I have an answer for you. It may not
satisfy you. But as I search this entire record, it comes as close
to understanding as I know.

It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate
our
freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live as we
choose,
to come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as we
individually
choose.

Here, in this society, the very winds ! carry freedom. They carry
it everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize
individual freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful
courtroom so that everyone can see, truly see that justice is
administered fairly, individually, and discretely.

It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously
on your behalf and have filed appeals, will go on in their
representation of you before other judges.

We are about it. Because we all know that the way we
treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our own liberties. Make no
mistake though. It is yet true that we will bear any burden, pay any
price, to preserve our freedoms. Look around this courtroom. Mark
it well. The world is not going to long remember what you or I say
here.

The day after tomorrow it will be forgotten.

But this, however, will lo! ng endure. Here in this courtroom and
courtrooms all across America, the American people will gather
to see that justice, individual justice.
Justice, not war. Individual justice is in fact being done.

The very President of the United States through his officers will
have to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which
specific matters can be judged, and juries of citizens will gather
to sit and judge that evidence democratically, to mold and shape and
refine
our sense of justice.

See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of
America.
That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten.

That flag stands for freedom. You know it always will.

Custody, Mr. Officer. Stand him down."

 

[sopdan]

Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it?

Yes

Did you know his trial is over?

Yes

Did you know he was sentenced?

Yes

Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV/Radio?

No. However, I don't recall ever seeing a sentencing/comments such as this on TV for it takes up lots of air time that they could be showing commercials or something.