For Americans: Racial Profiling?

[tbrenner]

NEW YORK City Mayor Michael Bloomberg claims his policy “struck the right balance between needs for security and protecting people’s rights.” But the random searches of passengers on New York subways are an invitation to racial profiling--which had already taken place as the program got underway last week.

City officials put the searches into effect in the aftermath of the bombings in London last month. Passengers who are unwilling to submit to a search aren’t allowed to board the train. The media did its part, making a great effort to show how compliant transit users were. They quoted person after person who was okay with the searches--and even welcomed them as a means of preventing terrorism

see the full article at http://www.socialistworker.org/2005-...Searches.shtml

I really do believe in racial profiling. I know that it may sound racist coming from a white male (I am) but...There is no doubt that the people who are committing the terrorist attacks are NOT Americans...they're from the Middle East. If for some reason the terrorist take aim at more home grown American white male terrorist then I still stand by my view.

What do you think?