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Originally posted by Animal:
Prejudice is everywhere these days, even though we may not recognize it. The police call it "racial profiling," in an effort to justify it. (Before I get jumped on, I am an ex-police officer)
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I have no problem with racial profiling. If there is a spate of bombings by people of middle-eastern appearance, i think it kinda makes sense to start pulling people of middle-eastern appearance out for random searches at airports, as opposed to a cross-section of white people, asian people, black people etc.
It's not racism, it's common sense. If there was a large group akin to the Ku Klux Klan espousing white supremacy and comitting crimes, then i would have no problem with being pulled aside for a random search (if such was within the law) based purely on my skin colour.
[ 02-23-2003, 09:27 PM: Message edited by: Bardan the Slayer ]
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