NationStates Jolt Archive

This is kind of belated, but I've heard it said that profiling Arabs is "collective punishment" because the majority of them who will not highjack airplanes are being "punished" because of the minority who will.

In light of the recent laughable bureaucratic bungles trying to prevent terrorists from having bombs, such as banning liquid for all passengers, I think that all passengers are being punished simply because some extremist kooks decided they want to blow something up. I feel punished when someone like me, who would never dream of blowing up an airplane in the name of Allah, can't even bring a soda on the plane.

If some terrorist found a way to put a bomb in his hairdoo, we would probably be told that we have to shave our heads before boarding an airplane.

Been watching Bill Maher? He made the hairdo joke on Real Time and on Larry King tonight.

I think you're conflating two situations that aren't really the same. Restricting items available for carry-on isn't punishment, as inconvenient (and nonsensical in this case) as it may be. It's an overreaction to a questionable threat.

But profiling presumes a level of suspicion, if not guilt, simply because a person falls outside the comfort zone of the person in authority. That's punishment to my mind.

This is kind of belated, but I've heard it said that profiling Arabs is "collective punishment" because the majority of them who will not highjack airplanes are being "punished" because of the minority who will.

In light of the recent laughable bureaucratic bungles trying to prevent terrorists from having bombs, such as banning liquid for all passengers, I think that all passengers are being punished simply because some extremist kooks decided they want to blow something up. I feel punished when someone like me, who would never dream of blowing up an airplane in the name of Allah, can't even bring a soda on the plane.

If some terrorist found a way to put a bomb in his hairdoo, we would probably be told that we have to shave our heads before boarding an airplane.
The way it's going, I'm sure that, sooner or later, all air passangers will have to strip, have a cavity search, and will not be allowed to carry ANYTHING, including checked luggage in order to board an airplane.

I think I'll look into the feasability of taking a boat back home.

If you don't strip naked and take a proctology exam, the terrorists win.

This is kind of belated, but I've heard it said that profiling Arabs is "collective punishment" because the majority of them who will not highjack airplanes are being "punished" because of the minority who will.

In light of the recent laughable bureaucratic bungles trying to prevent terrorists from having bombs, such as banning liquid for all passengers, I think that all passengers are being punished simply because some extremist kooks decided they want to blow something up. I feel punished when someone like me, who would never dream of blowing up an airplane in the name of Allah, can't even bring a soda on the plane.

If some terrorist found a way to put a bomb in his hairdoo, we would probably be told that we have to shave our heads before boarding an airplane.

I think they're plan is actually working. :/

Well, if their plan is to remove us of freedoms.

I think they're plan is actually working. :/

Well, if their plan is to remove us of freedoms.

If they're fighting people who hate freedom, why are they removing ours instead?

If they're fighting people who hate freedom, why are they removing ours instead?
To make it even?

To make it even?

Isn't making things even in the United States called "Socialism" and other nasty names?

:D