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No.  We just shouldn't make bigotry an official policy, especially given that it wouldn't be terribly effective.  Targeting brown people so that us fine white folk aren't bothered is no better a plan than random selection-there are numerous infinitely compliant muslim americans who you want to harass for no good reason

Padraig said:

Bigotry?  You can't be serious.  How paying special attention to the demographic that is responsible for this type of terrorism bigotry?  How would this not be more effective? 

To use your racial red herring, fine white people ain't trying to blow up planes, young, single muslim males are….well, at least until we get some more home grown white-boy muslims.

Mildly hyperbolic, but yes, I'm serious.  Targetting an entire group because of the actions of a few is absurd. 

As far as effectiveness, I'll repeat–targetting an entire group because of the actions of a few is absurd.  First, there are simply too many responsible folk who meet your description, which makes targetting via physcial characteristic a little like finding a needle in a haystack.  Perhaps if we had the resources to target every single brown person for harassment(your word), it might prove effective(right up until the point where tactics are changed), but we don't live in a world of infinte resources.  So instead we woudl harass a small selection of people who don't look like you-again, hardly better(if at all) than random selection.  Behavioral assessment is more reasonable, more civil, and more likely to make substantive improvements.

I'm listening to NPR at this time. They just interviewed Paul Westergaard, the Danish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban. As you all know, his home was attacked on New Year's Day by someone wishing to kill him.

Something drastic and perhaps draconian must be done about radical Islam. It's time to monitor the mosques.

Padraig said:

Absurd?  Based on what, Corey, your opinion?  The Israelis do a fine job with security, by targeting those who meet a terrorist profile for additional screening.  It may politically distasteful, but necessary.

Right, Israel found explosives in Anne Mary Murphy's bag because they profile.

At least one study shows it comes up lacking.

But, yes.  My opinion is playing a large part in my position.  And your own opinion is forming your own.  Not sure why that matters.  But that you would claim an action is harassment if directed toward a white woman but perfectly acceptable if directed toward some good friends of mine(who are compliant americans, just the same as you, despite the fact that they committed the grave sin of being born brown) is not just politically distasteful to me.  I find such a stance repulsive.  Especially that the best evidence you have is a toss out of Israel, while ignoring that they employ much more sophisticated screening strategies–despite your claim that targeting brown people is the only possibly effective security check

I have good friends who are brown too, Corey.  What should we do now – compare how many good gay friends we have?

A high colonic would help you greatly.

Saw this http://www.wnd.com/index.php?f…..eId=123758 today – exploding boobies.  How does one get a job checking for these?