Profiling

[Jonno5 0]

Food for thought
To insure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on
killing us, airport screeners will not be allowed to profile people. They
will continue random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline
pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of
the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips
and Medal of Honor winning former Governors.
Let's pause a moment and take the following test:
#1.In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred
by:
a. Olga Corbutt
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwartzeneger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#2.In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#3.During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#4.In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
#5.In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old
American passenger was murdered in his wheelchair and thrown overboard by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
#6.In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver
was murdered by:
a. Captain Kid
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#7.In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo>
b. The Tooth Fairy>
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of
dynamite> left over from the train job>
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#8.>In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons>
b. Grandma Moses>
c. Michael Jordan>
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#9.>In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain:
"Mustapha the Merciless"
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#10.On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of
people were murdered by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#11.In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
#12.In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonny and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Nope, no patterns anywhere to justify profiling!

[indyz 1]

Deja Vu.
And I'm white, middle class, above average intelligence, somewhat socially inept, with a close circle of friends, quite a few of whom enjoy Ozzy Osbourne and wear black, so I must be prone to shooting up high schools, right?
--
Brian

[lummy 4]

Oh what the heck... Just for grins, why don't you describe what a "Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40" looks like...... Please tell so I can make a fool of myself and kick the shit out of everyone that vaguely fits that profile......

I've got to stop wishing, got to go fishing, I'm down to rock bottom again....

[SBS 0]

Although it is put in a funny way, and as always, I am more likely to keep my eye on the young muslim man in an airplane than the grandmother sitting next to me with her crochet hook, I will still not ignore the fact that they can recruit ANYONE to do their dirty work. That is assuming that ALL of the dirty work there is to be done is on the part of these radical muslim extremists. Let me ask you a question:
The federal building in Oklahoma City was bombed by:
A) Nicole Kidman
B) Me
C) A white guy who loved his mother and his country
D) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
If you were going to have to get someone through security, who would be the last person that you would choose for the job?
A) A woman
B) A child
C) A grandmother
D) A Muslim male between the ages of 17 and 40
If you were a woman running through a park and were confronted by a man, would you rather that he be:
A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Muslim
(hint: consider what percentage of serial killers are white males)
So, when you accidently bump into a woman who is running through a park and are maced because she assumed that you were a serial killer, you will:
A) Be in pain
B) Be hurt
C) Be pissed off
D) A,B, and C
E) Say it's ok, you understand, it's just profiling.
F) Be upset with how irrationally the lady reacted, because she should clearly understand that although a large percentage of serial killers are white males, that doesn't mean that a large percentage of white males are serial killers, and thus, should not make you subject to profiling.
:-)
Come on...think man, think.

[Jonno5 0]

Hmm your right i wasnt thinking,i was mostly thinking it was amusing, but from now on i will carefully inspect all things sent to me before passing them on.I will also smile and accept the searches that have happened 11 out of the last 12 times i have flown in the last 3 months.I did however look at the pictures of all the 9/11 hikackers and none of them seemed to resemble an 80yr old nun or a small child.I will also go over all previous posts incase i have repeated a something from someone else. So sorry to all.

[cloud9 0]

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And I'm white, middle class, above average intelligence, somewhat socially inept, with a close circle of friends, quite a few of whom enjoy Ozzy Osbourne and wear black, so I must be prone to shooting up high schools, right?

Throw in a trench coat and walk in a school and see if you profiled!

[cloud9 0]

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If you were a woman running through a park and were confronted by a man, would you rather that he be:
A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Muslim
(hint: consider what percentage of serial killers are white males

Even Jesse Jackson one of the most liberal blacks in the world admitted that when he hears footsteps behind him on a dark street in the dark of the night he is relieved to see a white man.

[SBS 0]

it was funny, though. :-)

[FallRate 0]

It may be the case that the majority of serial killers are white males, but this would not be the case in a park. Everyone knows we rarely find our victims in parks. Bus stations and Denny's restaurants. Those are the prime spots.
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[Iflyme 0]

Kinda makes me glad my nationality is Canadian.
Many young Americans backpacking across Europe (or elsewhere for that matter) sew a Canadian flag on their backpack to avoid "trouble"...
"There's nothing new under the sun"

[lummy 4]

I usually troll the rural highways looking for the poor woman who have broken down on the side of the roadand offer them a ride. If the pickin's are slim, there's always the ladies of the evening.
I've got to stop wishing, got to go fishing, I'm down to rock bottom again....

[FallRate 0]

"Ladies of the evening" are quite convenient if you want your little hobby to remain annonymous. But these women tend to develop a good radar for detecting our fondness for "alternative activities". If you find yourself in a really bad slump, you can try switching to young men for a few adventures. Migrant workers (such as packers) make for excellent pickin's, but it's best to go for "male, Muslim extremists between the ages of 17 and 60. Apparently no one misses them. This not only helps to break up the monotony, but can be helpful in disrupting any identifiable pattern you may have developed.
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[lummy 4]

Hmmm... good idea :)
Okay, so If I'm on the prowl for "Muslim Male extremists between the age of 17 and 40" what do I look for? They seem kinda hard to spot, doncha think? I can't really go around asking all the Males between the age of 17-40 what their religion and their ideologies are..... I can't pick them out based on the color of their skin or facial characteristics since a muslim can be black, white, oriental, middle eastern etc......
Even if I could figure that out, not all muslims are extermists. MAybe if they wore a sign that said "Proud to be an extremist"?
Can't I just pick on the Catholics Priests instead? After all, they're all pedophiles........
I've got to stop wishing, got to go fishing, I'm down to rock bottom again....