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August 17, 2006

Why We MUST Profile

In the featured article at FrontPage this morning, Robert Spencer explains why he believes profiling is necessary, albeit imperfect:

... To profile or not to profile? Some recent suspicious incidents involving mass purchase of cell phones by Middle Eastern men have given this debate a new urgency.

... On Tuesday, terrorism charges were dropped against two Muslims from Dearborn, Michigan, who had been arrested in Ohio. Ali Houssaiky and Osama Sabhi Abulhassan had been stopped for a traffic violation a week before; in their car, sheriff's deputies found $11,000 in cash, airline passenger lists, material about airport security procedures, and twelve cell phones. It turned out that they had bought 600 cell phones recently.

... But the fact that they are two young Muslim men makes this not an option, but a necessity. For however unpleasant or politically inconvenient a fact it may be, young Muslim males are responsible for the overwhelming majority of terrorist violence around the world today. Since 9/11 Islamic jihadists have perpetrated well over five thousand terror attacks; no other group even comes close. Sane and courageous law enforcement officials will therefore subject young Muslim males to greater scrutiny, within the bounds of the law - and political correctness can take the hindmost.

Continue reading "Spencer: Why We MUST Profile"

Hat tip - Jihad Watch

Related:
In The Brits Consider Racial Profiling - The Time Has Come! (Updated), I argue for it.
In England Considers Racial Profiling, In The Bullpen offers some reasonable concerns.

Posted by Richard at August 17, 2006 10:05 AM

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