Racial Profiling Won't Stop Terror
We've all heard complaints from travelers and jokes from comedians about little old ladies being subjected to lengthy searches in airport security screening lines, while young men who appear to be Muslims breeze through the checkpoints. These complaints and jokes are based on the premise that targeting Muslims for extra scrutiny is an effective and common-sense way to better protect the traveling public, but is being blocked by "political correctness."
And we've all heard calls from government officials to "be vigilant" and watch out for possible terrorists. But what exactly are we looking for? Many Americans just assume the answer is to look out for the stereotypical terrorist -- a young Muslim man.… Seguir leyendo »