Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
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.
I know YOU think you're witty with your remarks stated above, but you show your maturity level by your comments.
I think you're way off the mark trying to compare a terrorist/hijacker to a serial killer, if that was indeed your intent. Although both commit murder, the reasons are way different and are thus different "profiles."
Actually, your argument into "serial killers" supports the argument for the TSA to profile. Law enforcement and FBI uses profiling all of the time in order to track down murders and crimes(especially in serial murder cases). Does it work? Well, they are still using this technique and I would argue that if it didn't work, they wouldn't still be using it.
If someone were looking for a "serial killer", the first place they would look would be into a person that fits the demographic description you just described. Why? Because, based on statistics, a person with that profile is much more likely to be a serial killer than let's say a 80 year old grandma that can barely walk.