Reader Poll
Do you believe profiling should
be used in airport security?
be used in airport security?
COMMENTS
This is a purely unscientific poll designed strictly for fun and to
allow our readers to sound off on current news and political events.
allow our readers to sound off on current news and political events.
Absolutely and whatever else it takes to keep our commercial airplanes safe.
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Of course! All middle-eastern men between the ages of 18 and 50 should not only be profiled, they should be strip- and cavity-searched.
And, all democrat politicians, moderates of both parties and RINO's should be on "no fly" and "terrorist watch" lists.
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Terrorists profile Americans.
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To feel safe I would subscribe to any and all requests by a screener. There is no shame in being thorough in protecting lives. Do you think
these screeners, who sit all day, are happy with this monotonous job? People are making more out of this than they should. My daughter
flies frequently for her job, and I would feel 100% better knowing all precautions are being taken. It's down right stupid to put any
restrictions on our being safe.
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If we don't get hit one or more times in the next three years, it will be a miracle. The terrorists--and Dick Cheney!--have concluded that
Obama is an appeaser, a zero when it comes to contending with terrorism.
The only possible good that will come out of the Obama Administration is that voters will learn--once again--that elections have
consequences.
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Ask the Israeli's about profiling!
By the time you get on an El Al flight you feel as though you are truly related to every member of the staff on duty. You will be very
closely examined, not only by the person(s) questioning you, but also by unseen folks who just blend into the crowd. Of course you
should profile, instead of pestering everyone with undignified procedures.
Just follow the logic:
Comes the shoe bomber, you must take off your shoes -
comes the panty bomber, you take off your your unmentionables???
After you, Napolitano!
Gershon, from Champaign, Illinois,
where every state penitentiary has bi-partisan Gubernatorial suites!
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Absolutely there should be. I agree with KISS member Gene Simmons on that. "Yes, I would submit to a cavity search, me and the
Lebanese guy right behind me" (paraphrase) as he said in an interview with Radar magazine. Notice this does not say "racial profiling" or
"religious profiling" just "profiling". You compile a list based on actual incidents, of what Joe the Terrorist looks like or does. Anyone
who fits that profile gets extra attention. The Panty Bomber dropped several red flags according to the terrorist check list they used in
the 80s. Like NO LUGGAGE!!! Like age and gender. Of course we can't rely exclusively on profiling. One would-be was a mother
WITH HER BABY!! (Sorry. Some things are obscene.)
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Not all muslims are America hatters but it seems all American hatters are Muslims I totally think profiling is to be used.
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I voted "yes" because there is no "HELL YES" option!
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People buying one way tickets with cash need to be highly scrutinized.
People wearing robes and bulky coats or long coats need to be highly scrutinized. Any piece of clothing that doesn't appear 'right' or has
something bulky under it should be scrutinized.
There is nothing wrong with not being "politically correct" since not being political might save an airplane full of people.
This is not an individuals 'right' to be left alone, it's a national security 'right' to make sure our airplanes are safe when in the air.
Anyone who has attended a mosque or madrassa should be highly scrutinized, too.
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Absolutely!!!
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Hell yea
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As long as your profiling muslims yes.
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Let's stop harassing 85 year old grandmas and start looking for young Muslim men!
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absolutely-life and death situations dictate playing the averages
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Obviously, not all passengers pose equal risk. We need to understand that passenger harassment does not produce safer travel.
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Duh??!!!!
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If a Pit Bull mauled your son or daughter, would you start looking for a Cocker Spaniel in your neighborhood?
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Absolutely! Shifty eyes, head on a swivel, ratlike scuttle, all signs of either a terrorist or a LEO. Smoke from the pants, smuggling lit
weed into the US. A can opener and a parachute definitely suspicious.
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actually that would be HELL YES!!!
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Until we see a change in the demographics of who the terrorist are, sure, why not?
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As long as a fair travel is given. It just so happens that many, but not all, of the terrorists are Middle Eastern.
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Common sense!
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Of course! All middle-eastern men between the ages of 18 and 50 should not only be profiled, they should be strip- and cavity-searched.
And, all democrat politicians, moderates of both parties and RINO's should be on "no fly" and "terrorist watch" lists.
-----
Terrorists profile Americans.
-----
To feel safe I would subscribe to any and all requests by a screener. There is no shame in being thorough in protecting lives. Do you think
these screeners, who sit all day, are happy with this monotonous job? People are making more out of this than they should. My daughter
flies frequently for her job, and I would feel 100% better knowing all precautions are being taken. It's down right stupid to put any
restrictions on our being safe.
-----
If we don't get hit one or more times in the next three years, it will be a miracle. The terrorists--and Dick Cheney!--have concluded that
Obama is an appeaser, a zero when it comes to contending with terrorism.
The only possible good that will come out of the Obama Administration is that voters will learn--once again--that elections have
consequences.
-----
Ask the Israeli's about profiling!
By the time you get on an El Al flight you feel as though you are truly related to every member of the staff on duty. You will be very
closely examined, not only by the person(s) questioning you, but also by unseen folks who just blend into the crowd. Of course you
should profile, instead of pestering everyone with undignified procedures.
Just follow the logic:
Comes the shoe bomber, you must take off your shoes -
comes the panty bomber, you take off your your unmentionables???
After you, Napolitano!
Gershon, from Champaign, Illinois,
where every state penitentiary has bi-partisan Gubernatorial suites!
-----
Absolutely there should be. I agree with KISS member Gene Simmons on that. "Yes, I would submit to a cavity search, me and the
Lebanese guy right behind me" (paraphrase) as he said in an interview with Radar magazine. Notice this does not say "racial profiling" or
"religious profiling" just "profiling". You compile a list based on actual incidents, of what Joe the Terrorist looks like or does. Anyone
who fits that profile gets extra attention. The Panty Bomber dropped several red flags according to the terrorist check list they used in
the 80s. Like NO LUGGAGE!!! Like age and gender. Of course we can't rely exclusively on profiling. One would-be was a mother
WITH HER BABY!! (Sorry. Some things are obscene.)
-----
Not all muslims are America hatters but it seems all American hatters are Muslims I totally think profiling is to be used.
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I voted "yes" because there is no "HELL YES" option!
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People buying one way tickets with cash need to be highly scrutinized.
People wearing robes and bulky coats or long coats need to be highly scrutinized. Any piece of clothing that doesn't appear 'right' or has
something bulky under it should be scrutinized.
There is nothing wrong with not being "politically correct" since not being political might save an airplane full of people.
This is not an individuals 'right' to be left alone, it's a national security 'right' to make sure our airplanes are safe when in the air.
Anyone who has attended a mosque or madrassa should be highly scrutinized, too.
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Absolutely!!!
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Hell yea
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As long as your profiling muslims yes.
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Let's stop harassing 85 year old grandmas and start looking for young Muslim men!
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absolutely-life and death situations dictate playing the averages
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Obviously, not all passengers pose equal risk. We need to understand that passenger harassment does not produce safer travel.
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Duh??!!!!
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If a Pit Bull mauled your son or daughter, would you start looking for a Cocker Spaniel in your neighborhood?
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Absolutely! Shifty eyes, head on a swivel, ratlike scuttle, all signs of either a terrorist or a LEO. Smoke from the pants, smuggling lit
weed into the US. A can opener and a parachute definitely suspicious.
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actually that would be HELL YES!!!
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Until we see a change in the demographics of who the terrorist are, sure, why not?
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As long as a fair travel is given. It just so happens that many, but not all, of the terrorists are Middle Eastern.
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Common sense!
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