Posted by
rider237 on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:28:15 AM
CAIR is encouraging Muslims who fly, to report to them any "discrimination" that they suffer at the hands of the airline or airport security. With a little thought we might come up with any number of reasons CAIR would encourage such reports. Reasons range from 'pointing out how abused Muslims are by the US' to 'setting us up for the next attack by making us skittish about taking a second look at Muslims who fly'.
The solution is simple. Start open profiling.
As I flew through London earlier this year, I watched security take middle eastern men aside and do an interview with them. Plain clothed security men sat down in the boarding area and talked to each and every man who appeared to be of middle eastern descent. It was done quietly. It was done openly.
We need to decide what is most important in this country. Is it the appearance of being "fair"? Or is it the reality of doing all we can to be safe. Open profiling would take much stress off security and travelers. Security would not have to worry about being slammed for taking a second look at a Muslim. Muslims would know that someone was taking a second look and they wouldn't have to wonder how, or when it was being done.