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Originally posted by baddog
you would have been the first jumping up and screaming "racial profiling, racial profiling" if they had, and nothing was found
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uh... you seem to know me better than I do..
I have nothing against profiling based on look... Custom agents have always used profiling based on look when detrmining who they will search or not... There's no other way to do it.. Its very very rare that custom agents at the canadian-us border for exemple will do a full search on a white familly with 3 kids in the back of the mini-van... However, if you are 4 guys looking like hells angels in an old mini-van.. chances are you'll get searched ..
And why people with suspect look are outraged when getting profiled based on look..? Those people think they a have a Right at an equal chance Not to get searched and maybe get away with something..?? Why the nonsense? If you have nothing to hide. what do you care if the custom agent look in your bag.. We are not talking about a rectal search here...
And as I mentionned in my last post... suspect behaviors should ALWAYS be investigated... In the article, I think it was clearly established that the behaviours of those men were HIGHLY suspicious... and yes look IS a factor... like frequent trips the bathroom in groups or having a weird long objetc wrapped in a towel or something...