Feeling up women's private parts to fight terrorism

[Asher]

Originally posted by Oerdin


It's still done in California and I wouldn't call that state a backwards place with low intelligence. It's considered a good health and sanitation policy along with a religious tradition.

Would you consider the average person in California to even be of average intelligence?

Ever been to LA or Oakland?

And it's not considered a good policy outside of the US and Israel and other religious countries.

In fact, pediatric societies around the world outside of the US condemn the practice as unnecessary, with risks outweighing benefits.

[Ben Kenobi]

And how many will be women after the terrorists find out they're essentially given a free pass?

Finally! A decent argument.



How many will be?

What proportion of the suicide bombers are women?

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Asher
Why don't we just admit racial profiling is stereotyping?

We're saying it's okay to stereotype people?

Because we are dealing with mathmatical averages and all averages are essentially stereotypes. That doesn't make them any less effective nor any less accurate.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Finally! A decent argument.



How many will be?

What proportion of the suicide bombers are women?

No idea, but there are women suicide bombers.

And if you're profiling so you only search, or mostly search men, the number of women will increase.

The "terrorists" aren't stupid, or at least they appear to be smarter than the people supporting profile.

Once you show a weakness, they'll exploit it. If you don't search women as much, they'll get more women.

All it takes is one or two to get through to kill hundreds or thousands of people...so the argument of "proportion" is stupid. As long as their is one, or the potential to be one, it's equally risky.

[Sava]

This is precisely why we need a domestic intelligence agency. People who fly often, or who are off the radar so to speak, shouldn't receive extra scrutiny just in the name of safety. Israel does a good job with their airlines because they already know who a terrorist is and who isn't.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Because we are dealing with mathmatical averages and all averages are essentially stereotypes. That doesn't make them any less effective nor any less accurate.

But they do -- why on earth do you think the terrorists would not react to such a measure?

You honestly think if you never or rarely screen women, they'll still keep sending mostly men?

The terrorists aren't as dumb as you want them to be. They're just fanatically religious, like GW.

[MalevolentLight]

This is precisely why we need a domestic intelligence agency. People who fly often, or who are off the radar so to speak, shouldn't receive extra scrutiny just in the name of safety. Israel does a good job with their airlines because they already know who a terrorist is and who isn't.

Israel has been racially profiling for as long as I can remember. Europe does it too.

[Ming]

ML... I just deleted your last post.

Last warning. Stop with the personal attacks. Discuss the topic, BUT NOT THE POSTERS. The next insult earns a restriction

[Asher]

Originally posted by MalevolentLight
(edited out by Asher after Ming deleted the post)

I'm a dual citizen, living in Canada right now.

And Canada isn't the terrorist fund-raising area you want it to be.

Look at how the 9/11 terrorists entered the US for the most part (hint: not through Canada), and where they got their funding (hint: not through Canada).

The thing is, Canada's foreign policy isn't as patently stupid as the US' is. Large, overbearing bullies' victims start hitting back at a certain point once they grow older. It's now experiencing that, and it's making it worse with Bush's leadership and peons like you who can't think.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Dissident
and they look better . but lets not threadjack here

Not to mention women mostly say they prefer them to the uncut guy. More friction baby!

[Ben Kenobi]

ML:

Considering that one of your allies here is a Canadian...

[Sava]

Originally posted by MalevolentLight


Israel has been racially profiling for as long as I can remember. Europe does it too.

Israel doesn't racially profile... they terrorist profile. There's a difference.

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Dissident
as usual no one listens to me.

I already told you that there is technology that can see underneath clothing and identify suspicious bulges such as weapons and bombs.

The problem is people don't like the fact that an outline of their private parts can be seen.

But surely this is better than being groped.

And they can screen everyone, not just a random sampling.

I think Norway is trying out this technique

[Asher]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Not to mention women mostly say they prefer them to the uncut guy. More friction baby!

You'll find this is only true in the US/Israel/etc, actually.

And that's just because it's what they're used to.

[Ben Kenobi]

The "terrorists" aren't stupid, or at least they appear to be smarter than the people supporting profile.

True, and it's a very good point.

Which is why you search a few women, but not out of proportion to their likelihood to commit an attack.