Posted by
Randy Miller on Monday, August 21, 2006 9:42:31 PM
In response to recently uncovered terrorist plots, airport security is getting stricter, soon to the point of absurdity. Stuggling airports can't risk losing planes, passengers, or lawsuits, and government agencies don't dare get caught with their pants down.
Do screeners dare profile passengers? It's not a stupid question, though liberal's responses usually are. Liberals object to stereotyping one group of people as more likely to be terrorists--we wouldn't want to hurt the feelings of those arab-looking people who aren't terrorists. Feelings be darned, of course, but there is a real problem with racial profiling. While all terrorists are Muslims (outside of regional drug lords, perhaps) not all muslims are swarthy looking types, either, and those more european or asian or african looking muslims will increasingly be the tools the terror organizations use to carry out their plots.
So here's my proposal: Everyone will be carefully searched at the airport unless they agree to eat a ham sandwich and say something nice about Jews. If the first doesn't stick in the throat of every serious muslim (and thus terror suspect) the second sure will.