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CorsiHockeyLeague · 06-22-2016, 01:16 PM

Aren't drugs screened by an entirely separate set of standards / a different process? One which we're not presently talking about?

It's a reasonable response to say that the people we're trying to catch will exploit any soft spots we create in our own system, which works in the case of drug smuggling. Do you think it works in the case of jihadism? E.g. will ISIS start sending elderly asian grandfathers, or hyperactive six year olds, or Betty White look-alikes to do their bombings? I have a feeling that might not work.

Let's take another angle at this. Say there's a suicide bombing in Washington. The bomber declares allegiance to ISIS before blowing himself up, along with anyone nearby. It turns out the bomber is a local resident. Law enforcement now needs to investigate, find out if he had any accomplices or other contacts, find out if there are other people who planned this with him and might be planning other attacks soon. In order to get this information, do you think they're more likely to get helpful information by a) asking people at the buddhist temple near his residence; or b) asking at the local mosque?

06-22-2016, 01:16 PM	#53
CorsiHockeyLeague Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2015 Exp:	Aren't drugs screened by an entirely separate set of standards / a different process? One which we're not presently talking about? It's a reasonable response to say that the people we're trying to catch will exploit any soft spots we create in our own system, which works in the case of drug smuggling. Do you think it works in the case of jihadism? E.g. will ISIS start sending elderly asian grandfathers, or hyperactive six year olds, or Betty White look-alikes to do their bombings? I have a feeling that might not work. Let's take another angle at this. Say there's a suicide bombing in Washington. The bomber declares allegiance to ISIS before blowing himself up, along with anyone nearby. It turns out the bomber is a local resident. Law enforcement now needs to investigate, find out if he had any accomplices or other contacts, find out if there are other people who planned this with him and might be planning other attacks soon. In order to get this information, do you think they're more likely to get helpful information by a) asking people at the buddhist temple near his residence; or b) asking at the local mosque? __________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 06-22-2016 at 01:20 PM.