krwlz

Personally, I don't think it was racial profiling, they were suspicious, and were treated with respect.

But even if it was... If by racial profiling (and I'm not advocating anything really here, just a for instance) the men who played out their hand in the name of allah on 9-11 were singled out and detained, and the whole episode were avoided, would anyone bitch?

Can a single person argue that at the moment, those people in the world that are most displeased with us are of middle eastern origin or decent? (Again, in general). Can anyone argue that the only religion with noteable fanatics left in it would be the Muslims?

If racial profiling saves lives, go for it!

Now I realize that the Muslim religion does not advocate or support terrorism. And they have as much right to live hassle free as I do. But whens the last time you heard of a suicide bomber screaming Shiva?

The key here is respect. If by racial profiling attention is drawn to any specific group, I'm ok with that, but that does not give anyone the right to violate their basic human rights, or treat them with disrespect until more information is provided.

And lastly, if they need to pray five times a day... is there anything governing the when? A football game is a matter of a few hours, they could have saved everyone a lot of trouble had they prayer before, or after the game. Religion is (in my opinion) something personal anyway.

Now, on the flip side, I do have to say that if racial profiling prevents one act of terror, its worth it, but if it degenerates to the point where other groups are recieving less attention, or being ignored all together, we have an even bigger problem on our hands than before. Anyone near that vent, with former presidents around, should have been questioned.