"Sikh student detained by Secret Service"

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biffbacon

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Originally posted by: DigDug
it was in the interest of national security.

No it wasn't. It was a pointless 5-hour interrogation that a little education would have prevented.

if it takes racial profiling, and a few people being detained for a few hours like this guy to prevent another 9-11 then so be it.

How do you know whether protecting against another 9/11 "takes" racial profiling? What proof exists that racial profiling has prevented anything?

i have no proof. no one has enough proof in this area. there has been little research done in it. until research is done, and there are cold hard statistics to rely on, i agree with doing whatever is necasary to prevent terrorist attacks in the united states. thank you.
 

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Any young person that comes to the US and insists on wearing a turban is broadcasting that they have distain for the USA and it's culture. I wouldn't go to India and wear a cowboy hat.

Piss into a fan and this is what happens. I don't make the rules. :goat:
 

DigDug

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Any young person that comes to the US and insists on wearing a turban is broadcasting that they have distain for the USA and it's culture. I wouldn't go to India and wear a cowboy hat.

You are indeed a crazy fool. ARE YOU SERIOUS? How is wearing a turban showing disdain for the US? Its a religious symbol, you ass. You are EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Ignorant and stupid, with a superiority complex. You are why America is falling into a hole.

Piss into a fan and this is what happens

I'm SURE you speak from experience, redneck.
 

CanOWorms

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We should use racial profiling against whites, blacks, and hispanics when the police are trying to find suspects for any type of non-terrorist crime. How many times do you see Asians, Middle Easterners, and American-Indians commit crimes? A lot less than whites, blacks, and hispanics.
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: DigDug
We saw a mid-20s white guy with a buzzcut blow up a few buildings in Oklahoma. Are we stopping all buzzcut haired, rednecks because of that? No, we aren't.
They did it with a truck. You'd better believe that the police take note of people parking trucks near important buildings and leaving.
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: DigDug
Any young person that comes to the US and insists on wearing a turban is broadcasting that they have distain for the USA and it's culture. I wouldn't go to India and wear a cowboy hat.

You are indeed a crazy fool. ARE YOU SERIOUS? How is wearing a turban showing disdain for the US? Its a religious symbol, you ass. You are EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Ignorant and stupid, with a superiority complex. You are why America is falling into a hole.

Piss into a fan and this is what happens

I'm SURE you speak from experience, redneck.


Nice personal attack there. ;)

Regardless of what ever God you worship the fact stands that this turban wearing student is trying to make a statement of some sort. A statement that was noticed by the FBI. Him and you need to deal with the fact that they heard him. I am glad the FBI is there to keep these troublemakers honest.
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: DigDug
I'm SURE you speak from experience, redneck.
How much does anyone want to bet that if my man DigDug here had said any of 20 different racial slurs he'd be banned, but this goes unpunished?
 
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Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Any young person that comes to the US and insists on wearing a turban is broadcasting that they have distain for the USA and it's culture. I wouldn't go to India and wear a cowboy hat.

Piss into a fan and this is what happens. I don't make the rules. :goat:

The USA doesn't have one distinct culture. We have multiple cultures.
 

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Muslims don't wear turbins or anything on their head like that. This is not Saudi Arabia. I have never seen any Arab wearing one of those on their head in America. Only Hindus/Sikh do and the ones that do are not Muslim OBVIOUSLY. Pakistanians wear robes and sandles so freaking what. Let them wear their sand clothes. Jews in New York dress differently too. What about the nuns or the priest.. What about slutty clothes that many girls love to wear these days .. THERE IS NO DRESS CODE LAW IN AMERICA
We can't have beards anymore because Middle Eastern have black beards and white's have blondish/brown? OK...

It's just like that picture of that Indian family at the beach standing behind the sand made twin towers with the airplanes crashing behind it that was photoshopped by an idiot.

The comments some of you make..I can see what part of America you live in. Roosters waking you up in the mornings instead of an alarm clock.
 

Wahsapa

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america has no culture, america is made of people from other countrys coming here trying to live a better life then what was offered in their country. to think wearing a turban is showing disdain for america is about as dumb as you can get.

should jews not be allowed to wear yamikas? do you think thats showing 'disdain for american culture'? do us all a favor and get an education.

edit: the fbi didnt notice this. un-educated secret service noticed this.
 
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Originally posted by: CanOWorms
We should use racial profiling against whites, blacks, and hispanics when the police are trying to find suspects for any type of non-terrorist crime. How many times do you see Asians, Middle Easterners, and American-Indians commit crimes? A lot less than whites, blacks, and hispanics.

Also they should racially profile white high school students. When was the last time you heard of an Asian, ME, Indian, Sikh, etc. shoot up a school?
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Also they should racially profile white high school students. When was the last time you heard of an Asian, ME, Indian, Sikh, etc. shoot up a school?
They already do that.
 
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Also they should racially profile white high school students. When was the last time you heard of an Asian, ME, Indian, Sikh, etc. shoot up a school?
They already do that.

Good to hear. How do they do it anyways?
 

Isshinryu

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Originally posted by: Aimster
The comments some of you make..I can see what part of America you live in. Roosters waking you up in the mornings instead of an alarm clock.

That's a bloody moronic comment.
 

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Lifer
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Lots of crazy white guys against the government too preparing for an imaginary war, we should profile them too.. NOT
 

Conky

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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: DigDug
I'm SURE you speak from experience, redneck.
How much does anyone want to bet that if my man DigDug here had said any of 20 different racial slurs he'd be banned, but this goes unpunished?

You don't understand... it's OK for non-whites to slur whites. Don't you understand political correctness? LOL

We aren't allowed opinions anymore. :goat:
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Good to hear. How do they do it anyways?
At my school the teachers wrote down the names of white students who wore trench coats, all black, any satanic emblems, and any kids who didn't stand for the pledge.

I think that was about it. It's been a while since I heard the list.
 

CanOWorms

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Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: DigDug
I'm SURE you speak from experience, redneck.
How much does anyone want to bet that if my man DigDug here had said any of 20 different racial slurs he'd be banned, but this goes unpunished?

You don't understand... it's OK for non-whites to slur whites. Don't you understand political correctness? LOL

We aren't allowed opinions anymore. :goat:

You consider redneck to be a white-only slur? It's used all the time against others.
 
Aug 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Good to hear. How do they do it anyways?
At my school the teachers wrote down the names of white students who wore trench coats, all black, any satanic emblems, and any kids who didn't stand for the pledge.

I think that was about it. It's been a while since I heard the list.

Oh, I think they should expand that program out further. However, it is a good start. I would prefer some sort of official policy as well.
 

CanOWorms

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Good to hear. How do they do it anyways?
At my school the teachers wrote down the names of white students who wore trench coats, all black, any satanic emblems, and any kids who didn't stand for the pledge.

I think that was about it. It's been a while since I heard the list.

That doesn't seem to be based on race/ethnicity. Are you saying if there was an Arab guy dressed like that with satanic symbols and whatnot that he would not be on that list?
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: CanOWorms
You consider redneck to be a white-only slur? It's used all the time against others.
In my 22 years, I have heard the term redneck used thousands upon thousands of times. Not one of those times has it been used on someone who wasn't white.
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
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Originally posted by: CanOWorms
That doesn't seem to be based on race/ethnicity. Are you saying if there was an Arab guy dressed like that with satanic symbols and whatnot that he would not be on that list?

Wait, writing down the names of white students doesn't seem based on race?
 

CanOWorms

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: CanOWorms
You consider redneck to be a white-only slur? It's used all the time against others.
In my 22 years, I have heard the term redneck used thousands upon thousands of times. Not one of those times has it been used on someone who wasn't white.

I have. I even hear it on TV.
 

CanOWorms

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: CanOWorms
That doesn't seem to be based on race/ethnicity. Are you saying if there was an Arab guy dressed like that with satanic symbols and whatnot that he would not be on that list?

Wait, writing down the names of white students doesn't seem based on race?

I don't think you get my point. It doesn't seem to be based on race there. I highly doubt that they would leave out an Arab kid wearing a trenchcoat with "USA is the great satan" and satanic symbols tattooed on his forehead.