Originally Posted by
⌐ AV8OR WANNABE
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Having said that I strongly support profiling and believe we should learn from the Israelis when it comes to airline safety. I know I’ll get some nasty posts for saying this but we need to acknowledge that the vast majority of today’s terrorists come from certain, primarily Muslim countries. I believe common sense should prevail and we should spend extra time researching people that might be a higher risk to our safety.
If I came from a country or a region that was infamous for being a major 'exporter' of terrorism I'd be very understanding if I found myself being screened more often than others. Many recent bombings in Spain and the UK have shown that some of the Western converts can be just as aggressive and vicious if not more so than the terrorist who actually came from the Muslim countries. Therefore I think it’s understandable why the TSA gets so nervous about some of those converts working in highly sensitive areas, such as airplane cockpits.
Yeah, I'ma thinkin' profilin' is good. I mean, not all them people is bad, but there's a lots of 'em who'sa wantin' a kill us. Sure his wife done become a citizen, but she'sa sellin' them Muzlim books. We good Christians get our bibles the right way: from the hotel nightstand. We'uns wouldn't sell no books 'bout Jesus.
Actually, if we are going to talk profiling, take a look at this:
A more specific profile of a serial killer has been presented by Apsche (1993) stating that most are white males in their twenties or thirties, who target strangers near their homes or places of work. "According to criminologist Eric Hickey, who has assembled the most extensive database on demography of serial murder states that, 88% of serial killers are male, 85% are Caucasian, and the average age when they claim their first victim is usually around 28.5. In terms of victim selection, 62% of the killers target strangers exclusively, and another 22% kill at least one stranger. (quote from
Evaluating a psychological profile of a serial killer)
Consider that the next time you climb into the cockpit of your RJ.