Airport Security Question

In article .com>,
thelasian > wrote:
>Profiling people at airports? Lets play "Spot the Muslim/Terrorist"
>shall we?
>
>Here's a photo of one of Iran's top soccer stars - would you be able to
>pick him out as a "Muslim" and therefore a potential terrorist who
>should be profiled?
>http://www.teammelli.com/Players/StatsAzizi.htm

As we well know, Iranians aren't Arabs and therefore throw a wrench
into profiling plans.

>Here's another Muslim - would you be able to spot him?
>http://www.votolatino.com.ar/2003/fotos/catstevens.jpg

The long hair and pointy beard single him out as a person to be
scrutinized. He actually is already on the US terrorist watchlist.

>This fellow would obviously be entitled to a free pass:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Kaczynski

Nope, the scruffy beard marks him as a Potential Terrorist (TM)

>How about this fellow - oh he must REALLY be one of them sneaky
>muslims, what with those dark swarthy looks. Why, he's even wearing
>sheets!
>http://www.mohandasgandhi.com/ghandi.jpg

Get real. Who ever heard of a bald, shirtless terrorist?

>Course, this fellow is arguably swarthy, but that's because his father
>is Jamaican ( you know, Axis of Evil Jamaica?)
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1731568.stm

Scruffy beard strikes again.

>How about this fellow - no problem letting him on board the airplane,
>since he's neither a Muslim nor particularly swarthy
>http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/...arlos-2000.jpg
>(Carlos the Jackal, FYI)

Ah, well, no screening method is perfect. Although we should probably
make it a practice to ban anyone with an animal nickname unless he can
prove he's a member of a US-based organized crime family, or an
Italian-based crime family with "legitimate business" in the US.
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.

DTJ wrote:
> On 26 Aug 2006 15:30:51 -0700, "thelasian" >
> wrote:
>
> >Profiling people at airports? Lets play "Spot the Muslim/Terrorist"
> >shall we?
>
> Let's not. I realize that children like you feel that one counter
> example allegedly disproves entire theories, but the adults in the
> world know better. One example I am sure you are familiar with is the
> media's leftist view that since most muslims are not terrorists we
> should view all of them as model citizens.

One counter-example? Do you have ANY idea how many CHRISTIAN arabs
there are in this world, for example? Or how many "swarthy-looking"
non-Muslims?
Wake up and face your hatred and bigotry for what it is.

Matthew Russotto wrote:
> In article .com>,
> thelasian > wrote:
> >Profiling people at airports? Lets play "Spot the Muslim/Terrorist"
> >shall we?
> >
> >Here's a photo of one of Iran's top soccer stars - would you be able to
> >pick him out as a "Muslim" and therefore a potential terrorist who
> >should be profiled?
> >http://www.teammelli.com/Players/StatsAzizi.htm
>
> As we well know, Iranians aren't Arabs and therefore throw a wrench
> into profiling plans.
>
> >Here's another Muslim - would you be able to spot him?
> >http://www.votolatino.com.ar/2003/fotos/catstevens.jpg
>
> The long hair and pointy beard single him out as a person to be
> scrutinized. He actually is already on the US terrorist watchlist.
>
> >This fellow would obviously be entitled to a free pass:
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Kaczynski
>
> Nope, the scruffy beard marks him as a Potential Terrorist (TM)


Ah! So all the terrorists have to do to evade suspicion is shave and
wear a sport coat?

In article .com>,
thelasian > wrote:
>
>Matthew Russotto wrote:
>> In article .com>,
>> thelasian > wrote:
>>
>> >This fellow would obviously be entitled to a free pass:
>> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Kaczynski
>>
>> Nope, the scruffy beard marks him as a Potential Terrorist (TM)
>
>
>Ah! So all the terrorists have to do to evade suspicion is shave and
>wear a sport coat?

Yep. Then they pass as air marshalls. But without the itchy beard,
their willingness to commit suicide goes way down.
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.

On 28 Aug 2006 09:00:06 -0700, "thelasian" >
wrote:

>DTJ wrote:
>> On 26 Aug 2006 15:30:51 -0700, "thelasian" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Profiling people at airports? Lets play "Spot the Muslim/Terrorist"
>> >shall we?
>>
>> Let's not. I realize that children like you feel that one counter
>> example allegedly disproves entire theories, but the adults in the
>> world know better. One example I am sure you are familiar with is the
>> media's leftist view that since most muslims are not terrorists we
>> should view all of them as model citizens.
>
>One counter-example? Do you have ANY idea how many CHRISTIAN arabs
>there are in this world, for example? Or how many "swarthy-looking"
>non-Muslims?
>Wake up and face your hatred and bigotry for what it is.

Hating terrorists is bigoted? You, sir, are a ****ing moron.

DTJ wrote:
> On 28 Aug 2006 09:00:06 -0700, "thelasian" >
> wrote:
>
> >DTJ wrote:
> >> On 26 Aug 2006 15:30:51 -0700, "thelasian" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Profiling people at airports? Lets play "Spot the Muslim/Terrorist"
> >> >shall we?
> >>
> >> Let's not. I realize that children like you feel that one counter
> >> example allegedly disproves entire theories, but the adults in the
> >> world know better. One example I am sure you are familiar with is the
> >> media's leftist view that since most muslims are not terrorists we
> >> should view all of them as model citizens.
> >
> >One counter-example? Do you have ANY idea how many CHRISTIAN arabs
> >there are in this world, for example? Or how many "swarthy-looking"
> >non-Muslims?
> >Wake up and face your hatred and bigotry for what it is.
>
> Hating terrorists is bigoted? You, sir, are a ****ing moron.

If Muslims=Terrorist, then you're the moron.