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Originally Posted by polak
Marshall Law, Mandatory Evacuations, Nationalization of the Private sector... these are all things that encroach on basic rights that we have in western society but can be enacted under desperate measures.
all of these are also more severe then bringing in a someone for questioning based on their profile.
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Certainly no rights are absolute. There is no question about that. However, any infringement of those rights must clearly justifiable (in my opinion.) Its a question of balancinv the degree of infringement with the purpirted benefit to be gained by the infringement.
In the example of a forced evacuation, evacuees' right to security is temporarily infringed, but the benefit is direct and substantial: lives are very likely saved.
The benefit of racial profiling is indirect, undemonstrated, and infinitesimally small (at least based on everything I have read.). Further, the damage done to the profilee is likely deep and long-lasting.