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Originally Posted by Ferd
im opposed.
and I also think when you were profiled, you did the right thing.... but i also think I would have tried to get the name and badge number of the profiling police officer and filed a complaint.
but thats just me. Being a white guy who doesnt really have to face that kind of thing I do recognize it is very easy for me to say that. I am sorry you have had to go thru that kind of thing.
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Ferd, I honestly don't see profiling in principle as a completely bad thing that should never be responsibly applied. Just being frank, if terror attacks are being overwhelmingly carried out by Middle Eastern men of a certain age, then I think it is irresponsible to completely ignore that. Having said that, I go back to the position that I cannot hold that view, but get upset when I fit a profile.
The key to me is how the situation is handled. Just for the record, some of times I have been profiled, it was by black cops. The questions that they ask me are just different than the questions they would even ask my dad for example. Now, I'm not saying law enforcement should ignore everybody else and focus on their profiles (particularly when it comes to drug trafficking as that is a multi-ethnic effort), but I think that there is some room for some consideration of statistics and clear trends.
There are obviously some bad cops and bad TSA officials, but in my situations the officers were almost immediately mindful that I was not up to no good and treated me that way.
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