should racial, ehtnic, or religious profiling make the world more secure?
86371
I think yes.  I think muslims should be profiled over other nationalities since they are the ones committing the terrorists act.
920915
The only way to get that information is by collecting census results. As those are not done every year, and people may choose not to answer what their religion is, if they even have one, then there is no way to tell.
446361
Of course not. We hate terrorists, but just because a person is Muslim, White, Black, Mexican, etc. does not mean they are either a terrorist or a bad person. Some people do judge people because of race, but the majority are not that shallow minded.
1117607
This is my view.. if non-citizens are detained on the basis of religion, race, or national origin, then that simply means that the US is not living up to there their stance that it is a free country. I would agree for every right for religion, and that the US should not be biased against a place where you are from, or the colour of your skin. Whats important is that the person is not a murderer, and the person stick to the law, and that person contributes accordingly to the development of the country. In other words, the detaining due to those conditions is prejudice, and thus absolutely unfair.
91118
Racial profiling has no benefits. The statistics may be very useful but "profiling", NOT!
308132
if your society systematically puts down or punishes a specific group of people on a racial basis then there is no difference between the two, because that kind of discrimination (jobs, schools, neighbourhoods) will lead to an increase in criminal behaviour....simply because there are fewer and fewer alternatives, if any, available.\n\nif white anglo-saxon protestants were systematically beaten down for generations, then they'd pretty much match the criminal profile.
717275
Part of the problem is those individuals who group themselves together and exclude all others.  This is equally applicable to religion and racism.  Religion by and large, defines their approach (whatever that is) as “the” correct one.  By that definition all others must be less than theirs.  Racism is similar in that a group (whatever that is) defines itself as the correct one and therefore those not of that group must be considered as less significant.\n\nThere is nothing new to this and at one time was likely a valuable survival factor.  Today, as the world gets smaller, that is, what happens in one area can easily impact all others, the definition of survival is in transition.  What it will eventually change into is beyond our current understanding.  Will we become a totally interrelated group focus on what is best for the group or will we become an integrated society which is focused on the individual.  \n\nIt is clear that some current societies are not compatible and there will most likely be abrasive interaction between them eventually resulting in a new metamorphosis. \n\nWhatever happens, the next 50 years should be interesting.
137445
You can't be too careful. Of course, it might not be politically correct to monitor a specific ethnicity either. I have met a few rag-heads that are pretty cool, and who are my friends. They call me cracker, and we play around, but don't take offense to each other's sarcastic jokes.
657035
Dear Friend,\n\nI'm not sure I agree with the premise of your question.  Racial profiling consisted of a systematic suspicion of particular minorities as inherently criminal.  If insurance companies were to charge all, say, black customers more than white customers on the suspicion that black drivers get in more accidents, I'm quite sure they would be subject to suit.\n\nBut, in any event, law enforcement personnel carry and use guns and handcuffs, send people to jails and prisons, have the capacity to ruin the lives of innocent people who happen to be of a particular minority.  Insurance companies... sell insurance, which you can get from hundreds of competitor companies.  Discrimination in law enforcement just matters a whole heck of a lot more than discrimination by insurers.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
227961
Yes I do think identity cards will infringe people's civil liberties. In my view the government is making Britain more like a police state than ever before.
403068
First of all it is unconstitutional to make status a crime, that is someone cannot be lawfully detained unless there is proper cause or there is presidential authority under times of war. Only lately have decisions come down in Supreme Court which give basic rights to those detained in the US base in Cuba (Guantanomo Bay). \n\nThe problem with racial profiling is that it can lead to unconstiutional arrests and basic harrassment of minority groups simply based on skin color. This gives too many people, even those who are not racist and have good intentions, too broad of a license to police. \n\nThe question is: Once we start eliminating the constitutional rights of some, how long before our own rights are eliminated for what we think is a valid reason at the time. The whole point of the constitution and bill of rights is that those rights are inalienable, meaning they cannot be taken away or given away no matter what we think. Our founding fathers realized there will always be times when it seems our rights should take second to our needs, however, they also realize that certain rights are never worth compromising. Racial profiling leads us down that same wrong path of compromise.\n\nIt does not legally exists, but is still a policy used by certain police departments in urban areas and is used grossly by the FBI.\n\nThat is the jist of the controversy.
547080
well im sure that if you look up something like how to make a bomb or anthrax or something that you probably get red flagged by the government and moniter you.  if you arent doing anything though whats there to fear.  i would rather sacrifice my privacy if its going to make the US a safer place to live.
692828
I don't have any specifics, but I think it is safe to assume that one exists.\nThe reason I say that has nothing to do with what Ethnic group we are talking about. Every society has criminals, all criminals end up working within a hierarchy, those hierarchies end up leading to Organizations, and those criminal Organizations tend to form based on who can be trusted, & who can be trusted usually means people you feel bound to such as your ethnic group.\nThere's gotta be a better way of saying all that, but it's really early here.
110273
Racial profiling happens, but not on a large scale.  It is controversial, because it involves stereotyping.  Proponents would say that it helps reduce crime.  As a conservative, I would be as wary of that as I am about racial quotas (two wrongs don't make a right, and the best person should always get the job).
957476
Why do we have to have either? We have a totalitarian government. ID cards will not solve terrorism. And the potential for bureaucratic cock-ups is immense.\n\n'Neonbabe' is incredibly naive, you do have something to fear, the misuse of the information.
416617
Pick an ethnicity and you'll find thieves and fighters. When the show focused on particular groups or areas, it was only one show of many. Another show would focus on another group. I do agree that when noncitizens commit crimes (especially repeatedly) they should be sent back to their home country. However, you want to be very careful about your evidence before you make such generalizations. Even if you observe something, you may not be seeing the whole picture.
259184
More disturbing about this post is not the question but the answers, but I guess thats why freedom of speech is a constitutional right, and hopefully racial and social economic profiling will soon become illegal too (im not truly convinced that it is, or that the penalty for such illegal practices is enforced)\n\nI guarantee that if the law enforcement spent their time investigating the smugglers of guns and drugs who live in million dollars homes and fly it in on their private jets, rather than playing golf with them and having them over for dinner, then they could stop wasting their time harrassing the peddlers at the bottom of the food chain who live in "bad neighborhoods"\n\nNews flash: ignorance is as contagious as the bird flu