Lox, obviously, that list wasn't meant to be a complete listing of all the terrorist activity in the world.
Of course, not all Muslims, Arabs, etc. are terrorists, nor all Americans great, upstanding, moral people. That's not my contention, or the message of the email. The idea is that it's ridiculous not to use a powerful investigative tool to prevent the deaths of innocents. As with all policing methods, profiling shouldn't be abused, but to discount it entirely is silly.
Profiling has proven that serial killers are primarily white males. If there were serial killings in my hometown, I expect I would fit at least that part of the profile.
Ku Klux Klan members are almost exclusively white. Wouldn't it be stupid to investigate an African-American for a KKK cross burning?
The point is not to believe that all Muslim males between 25-40 years old are terrorists, but with all we know, should it be automatically assumed they are no more likely to be terrorists than a 60 year old Chinese female? Wouldn't that be a bit silly?
Oh yeah, I am well aware that terrorists can be 20 something, white, male former US military personel with a grudge against the US government, but thanks for pointing it out...lol
[ 09-13-2002, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]