RE: We will Survive

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From: midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of M. Lazarus
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 9:16 PM
To: midrange-nontech@midrange.com
Subject: RE: We will Survive


At 9/14/01 06:46 PM -0400, you wrote:
>I think the goal should be to profile people based on their being
>suspicious, rather than their appearance.

  That's how it's done.  There are many factors that come into play.

>> True.  But there are two problems when race, religion, or national origin
are the main criteria, rather than suspicious behaviour.  Liberties are
sacrificed, but the main problem is that this just makes it easier for those
who mean harm to get away with it.  As has been pointed out, there are more
American terrorists in this country than foreign ones.  Americans who would
like to destroy America in order to rebuild it to their own liking.  And
foreign terrorists may well just send in people who look like the average
Joe to do their bidding for them next time.  Identifying terrorists by
suspected behavior is more effective.

>The next wave of terrorists (if any) may well look like WASPs.  I have to
>keep bringing up Timothy McVea. He was one of us.

  People point to the few that got by, but somehow neglect to mention the
thousands of tragedies that have been averted by good security.

>> True, again.  But nobody, that I've heard of anyway, is advocating lax
security, so your comment misses the point.

jt

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