A great article on why Conservatives should oppose Racial Profiling.

[Pennstate]

http://www.thenewrepublic.com/091001/forman091001.html

 

[XMan]

Umm . . . so liberals should be for it? Your title is kinda odd. I think racial profiling is something everybody can agree is a bad thing. The article talks about conservatives supporting it . . . is that true? Who came out and said it was a right and proper thing?

 

[Pennstate]

I believe Christie Todd Whitman supported it while she was governor of NJ.

 

[XMan]

She was only the interim governor, wasn't she?

I wasn't trying to flame or anything, I was legitimitely curious.

 

[HombrePequeno]

The actions of a few should not outweigh the actions of many.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

<< The actions of a few should not outweigh the actions of many. >>



Let me write that down...so profound!

 

[etech]

"Liberals generally decry such incidents; conservatives generally deny that they take place"
"In other words, liberals--who are generally more concerned about individual rights and institutionalized racism"

Can we take on political profiling next?

 

[ImTyping]

<< She was only the interim governor, wasn't she? >>



Once again, Xerox shows his political acumen.

Racial profiling plays right into the underground racist attitudes of conservatives: "if the guy is black, then he has to be doing something wrong." Conservatives say that they have no problem giving up "some rights" to make the streets safer, but the rights they are giving up are not theirs, they are the rights of the black guy that has the bad luck of driving through their lilly white neighborhoods!

I live near Miami, and our most well-known news broadcaster is a black guy. He said in a recent interview that he is stopped, on average, once a week by cops who pull him over for no other reason than him being black and being behind the wheel of a 100,000 dollar car.

But, hey, as long as the black people are being pulled over, it is ok with conservatives...'cause blacks vote for democrats.

 

[veryape]

I was not aware that conservatives admitted to racial profiling. Isn't that illigal? You should reword your post.

 

[Jumpem]

I worked as a security guard at a ski resort last winter. My boss and several other coworkers were full time police officers, just working at the mountain for free passes. Anyway, he worked in na big city where most of the crimes were committed by black people. He said that since most of the illicit activity was done by them, that they would be pulled over more often than white people. I'm not trying to start a flame war here, but if it is considered as fact my most that a large majority of street crimes in large cities are done by black people, then wouldn't it be reasonable to stop them more often?

 

[Raspewtin]

<< I think racial profiling is something everybody can agree is a bad thing. >>


that would be nice if it were true.


It's cool that everyone here seems to agree this happens and is wrong, and that we're only arguing to show we all care.

 

[Cyberian]

Do we really need this convoluted logic to tell us that racial profiling is wrong?

Can we use 'suspect profiling'?
A car blaring loud rap music is reported to the police. Is the more 'likely' perpetrator a 17 year old male in a 1992 Camaro or a 55 year old woman in a 2000 Volvo?

Huge embezzlement uncovered at GM. Who 'probably' did it - The 19 year old girl working in the mail room or the 50 year old male in a management position in the finance department?

Viscious rape and beating - 22 year old male or 60 year old male?

 

[etech]

I'mTyping "Racial profiling plays right into the underground racist attitudes of conservatives:"

If you are trying to say that all conservatives are racist then you are a liar and just as much a part of the problem as the people that actually are racist.

 

[ImTyping]

I am not trying to say all conservatives are racists. Just the ones who think that racial profiling is a good thing. Does that include you?

Making assumptions about a person due to thier skin color denotes a racist attitude.
Racial profiling uses the concept that stopping a person due to their skin color is an effective way to deter crime.
Some people (conservatives) think that racial profiling is a good thing.
People (conservatives) who think that racial profiling is a good thing have racist attitudes.

 

[etech]

ImTyping "Racial profiling plays right into the underground racist attitudes of conservatives"

"I am not trying to say all conservatives are racists. "

BS

 

[XMan]

<< She was only the interim governor, wasn't she? >>


Once again, Xerox shows his political acumen.

Racial profiling plays right into the underground racist attitudes of conservatives: "if the guy is black, then he has to be doing something wrong." Conservatives say that they have no problem giving up "some rights" to make the streets safer, but the rights they are giving up are not theirs, they are the rights of the black guy that has the bad luck of driving through their lilly white neighborhoods!

I live near Miami, and our most well-known news broadcaster is a black guy. He said in a recent interview that he is stopped, on average, once a week by cops who pull him over for no other reason than him being black and being behind the wheel of a 100,000 dollar car.

But, hey, as long as the black people are being pulled over, it is ok with conservatives...'cause blacks vote for democrats.


LOL! I love it! I agree with ImTyping on an issue, and he still rips me! What an a$$hole. Show me where I said that racial profiling is good, dickhead.

ImTyping, just out of curiousity, what is wrong with asking a question when you don't know something? I knew New Jersey had a pregnant female governor who was there on an interim basis . . . I didn't know what her name was, so I asked, because I did not know. I'm sorry I'm not an all knowing, all-singing, all-dancing piece of crap like you.

H8tank used to have a great expression - FOAD, ImTyping. :|