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Originally Posted by polak
Profiling in the case of Israeli airports does work and it's worked extremely well. I was asked why don't they check everyone, well I'm sure if they could, they would, but it's not an option due to the time and resource constraints. The overall idea is to protect lives and due to budgets and real world factors (sociologists and the like love to ignore those) there is a limit to how many people you can thoroughly check and thats where profiling comes in. It is more then skin color too. Thats just one of the factors that make up a profile.
You just profiled me...?
Plus you should see my passport picture, I look like a russian terrorist straight from an operation in Chechnya  |
To be specific, Israel does not profile based on race. Most Israelis are themselves brown skinned. Israel will profile based on factors like language, country of origin, dress, ethnic identity, and name. Not sure if that is any better, as the focus of these cultural differences is directed at arabs, but in their situation it most certainly works.