Terrorists are practicing....

[rvsm410]

It's called due process. Initiating a search of an individual based solely on their race or religious is incredulous. Yes, 19 Muslims of Middle Eastern origin attacked our nation. However, there are MILLIONS of people meeting the same 'profile' that have never done a thing to hurt Americans or American interests. I would say odds favor that a random selection of Middle Eastern Muslims will yield more innocence than guilt.

How would you feel if you were pulled over and your vehicle searched by a local law enforcement authority based SOLELY on the fact that your automobile windows are tinted? I mean, we ALL know that criminals love tinted windows to conceal their devious activities while on the road. As such, ALL cars with tinted windows are suspects. I would imagine you'd be up in arms, suing every level of jurisdiction that you could. What makes the profiling of you as a suspect any less criminal than the other covered in this thread?

Good example: tinted windows......dont come to Florida...the cops do this ALL the time, in fact it is well known that if you have dark tinted windows, you better put them all down if you get pulled or expect a rough go of it with the cops....is this profiling?? yes of course it is, why? because many many law enforcement officers have been killed because they could not see who or what was going on behind that Tinted glass!!!...
How many attacks on our soil do you need to think out side the ACLU box????
How about if your wife, kids or family were on the next flight with 19 M.E. men on board decided at the LAV to put together that Plastic explosive? you know the material that only a Dog could recognize.....how many of you're loved ones do you need killed in the name of being PC by "Proven" NON-US CITIZENs before you would cry out for changes???

Did you loose someone in 9-11??? if you did maybe you feel different.....

 

[Snakum]

IIRC, he wasn't white..........

True. Auburn Calloway was an African-American, so he wasn't white. He was more of a medium umber, as I hear it.



Minh

 

[NuGuy]

How did I miss this one?


It's going to be a shame if we get attacked in the same manner again, because we didn't want to racially profile.

Right or not, I have my eyes wide open around arabs anymore.

If this kind of thing happens again, the resulting lurch to the "right" that the country will take will make post-9/11 America look like Berekley during a multicultural festival.

It will look like the movie "The Siege", except this time, Bruce Willis will get his way.

Nu

 

[Swede]

Here's whats scary... every component of a powerful bomb can easily walk right through a metal detector. At a bare minimum, you need the main charge, booster/detonator, and an ignition source. All of these can be made completely non-metallic.

Few people know that stable, military-grade liquid explosives exist. That liter of Scotch? Might be 5 pounds of a liquid fully as energetic as C4 or Semtex. And if the bad guys don't want to suicide, think how easy it would be to create a timer from a travel alarm.

TSA is a joke. Magnetometers are a farce. There have ALWAYS been glass-filled nylon edged weapons far more dangerous than box cutters available by mail-order. Strap one to your ankle, stroll right on board, start slitting throats.

I'm awed by people who want to sit back, relax, and let the federal govt protect us.

Profile, arm pilots, do whatever it takes. What's the BFD with profiling? So it takes the guy an extra 15 minutes to get to his plane? It's not like we are sticking a soldering iron up his behind, or raping his family in front of him, ala Saddam et al. It's a freaking WAR. What does it take for some people to understand this?

 

[RightPedal]

Here's whats scary... every component of a powerful bomb can easily walk right through a metal detector. At a bare minimum, you need the main charge, booster/detonator, and an ignition source. All of these can be made completely non-metallic.

Few people know that stable, military-grade liquid explosives exist. That liter of Scotch? Might be 5 pounds of a liquid fully as energetic as C4 or Semtex. And if the bad guys don't want to suicide, think how easy it would be to create a timer from a travel alarm.

TSA is a joke. Magnetometers are a farce. There have ALWAYS been glass-filled nylon edged weapons far more dangerous than box cutters available by mail-order. Strap one to your ankle, stroll right on board, start slitting throats.

I'm awed by people who want to sit back, relax, and let the federal govt protect us.

Profile, arm pilots, do whatever it takes. What's the BFD with profiling? So it takes the guy an extra 15 minutes to get to his plane? It's not like we are sticking a soldering iron up his behind, or raping his family in front of him, ala Saddam et al. It's a freaking WAR. What does it take for some people to understand this?

Well said I think.
I also beleive that all americans should be armed, trained and have a Permit. Not just to CCW but to let the system know that we WILL handle it if you don't. I know many, many Americans that carry everyday, and I am one of them. It's a big responsibility but it's the American thing to do and I don't care what anybody else thinks.
I PROFILE, WE ALL SHOULD.

 

[Ricky]

Gentlemen:
This is only my second post. I respectfully request relief from syntax and/or spelling, or any other breach of forum protocol.
I am Puertorican. My wife is originally from Wisconsin. When we travel, I sometimes look very suspicious (I don't shave when I'm on vacation). When stopped, questioned or even detained, I am GLAD to comply. Why?, it is a very small price to pay for the PRIVILEDGE of living in the greatest country on planet earth. I've seen enough this world to make this statement.
I believe if you question anybody with respect and professionalism, the individual questioned should not have any problem with the process. We got to stop this "HE-DON'T-LIKE-ME", so therefore you violated my human rights routine. The price of our way of life requires certain sacrifices.
Funny thing, thought. I make eye contact with individuals and smile, talk politely with crewmembers and joke around with my fellow passengers. I think most, if not all of them. are fine with me sitting among them.
I like the concept "If you don't like it, leave"
I bet there would be very few takers.
Ricky.
P.S. How did I do?

 

[TonyC]

Gentlemen:
This is only my second post. I respectfully request relief from syntax and/or spelling, or any other breach of forum protocol.
I am Puertorican. My wife is originally from Wisconsin. When we travel, I sometimes look very suspicious (I don't shave when I'm on vacation). When stopped, questioned or even detained, I am GLAD to comply. Why?, it is a very small price to pay for the PRIVILEDGE of living in the greatest country on planet earth. I've seen enough this world to make this statement.
I believe if you question anybody with respect and professionalism, the individual questioned should not have any problem with the process. We got to stop this "HE-DON'T-LIKE-ME", so therefore you violated my human rights routine. The price of our way of life requires certain sacrifices.
Funny thing, thought. I make eye contact with individuals and smile, talk politely with crewmembers and joke around with my fellow passengers. I think most, if not all of them. are fine with me sitting among them.
I like the concept "If you don't like it, leave"
I bet there would be very few takers.
Ricky.
P.S. How did I do?

Outstanding.

 

[RightPedal]

Gentlemen:
This is only my second post. I respectfully request relief from syntax and/or spelling, or any other breach of forum protocol.
I am Puertorican. My wife is originally from Wisconsin. When we travel, I sometimes look very suspicious (I don't shave when I'm on vacation). When stopped, questioned or even detained, I am GLAD to comply. Why?, it is a very small price to pay for the PRIVILEDGE of living in the greatest country on planet earth. I've seen enough this world to make this statement.
I believe if you question anybody with respect and professionalism, the individual questioned should not have any problem with the process. We got to stop this "HE-DON'T-LIKE-ME", so therefore you violated my human rights routine. The price of our way of life requires certain sacrifices.
Funny thing, thought. I make eye contact with individuals and smile, talk politely with crewmembers and joke around with my fellow passengers. I think most, if not all of them. are fine with me sitting among them.
I like the concept "If you don't like it, leave"
I bet there would be very few takers.
Ricky.
P.S. How did I do?[/QUOT

You did fine brother.
I'm an Alabamaian and a crop duster, so I have to deal with it everyday

 

[100LL... Again!]

atl2cdg or whatever-

You are either a flamebaiter or the dumbest human posting on this board.

You have turned a suggestion that in-depth screening of NON-US citizens from nations that are hostile to us is THE SAME as nazi-like racial profiling and discrimination.

You and your type are responsible for the 9/11 deaths.


You have no sense of perspective at all.

Maybe you will be on the aircraft that gets this new treatment from the terrorists.
It would be fitting, hmmmm??!!

Here is what will happen if these extremists successfully complete another attack:

1) Non-US arabs will be extensively screened.

2) You and your PC pseudo-intellectual buddies will get together over lattes and feel SO superior, and get really frustrated that the world is not being run the way you think it should.

3) Me and my right-wing budies will enjoy watching your undies get twisted into knots. The more upset you are, the happier we are.

One or two more attacks on this country and there will be nary a soul to listen to your lip-biting hand-wringing cries.

Enjoy the little remaining influence you have.

And don't bother the nice syrian man next to you as he quietly assembles what I'm sure is just his laptop.


By the way:

PLEASE do not think tha I am trying to change your mind. I would not try to educate you any more than I would try to educate a rock. You cannot be helped.

I am simply telling you how it is, and how it may be.
You will not understand or believe it, which is actually going to make it even more enjoyable when your side loses ground.

 

[100LL... Again!]

Oh, and Ricky gets my nomination for being an intelligent, reasonable person.

He can fly with me any day.

atl2cdg can scrub my lav.