tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post113283086785686636..comments2023-10-30T02:03:56.081+13:00Comments on Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty: New Zealand TerroristsMaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1133073641605338352005-11-27T19:40:00.000+13:002005-11-27T19:40:00.000+13:00I see two potential problems with ethnic/religious...I see two potential problems with ethnic/religious profiling. One, a sufficiently determined terrorist will find a way, and profiling sounds like a particularly easy tool to fool. They will recruit, for instance 16 year old school girls with english sounding names, and suited pakeha and maori businessmen (hell, maori-looking businessmen will be in trouble - after all, how many movies has Cliff Curtis played arabs? Not to mention the profiling radar is so efficient that no Brazilian in London is safe).<BR/><BR/>The second problem is that by targetting a people who fall into a particular ethnic/religious/class grouping in society for no other reason than they are part of that group (and therefore 99% of the time will be completely innocent of anything), you run the risk of alienating them - and maybe turning into exactly the thing you fear.<BR/><BR/>Profiling seems to be the answer when you are too cheap and lazy to invest in things like verified intelligence ... and maybe dealing with the root causes of terrorism in the first place.Frank Stupidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288731628049347676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1132950401133758162005-11-26T09:26:00.000+13:002005-11-26T09:26:00.000+13:00> Or do you think his reaction would be slightly d...> Or do you think his reaction would be slightly different if profiling was directed against right-wing nutcases?<BR/><BR/>Maybe it wont BUT IT SHOULD BE (assuming you can classify those groups acruatly enough to make it worth your time of course)Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624496692217466430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1132916280399716242005-11-25T23:58:00.000+13:002005-11-25T23:58:00.000+13:00I saw the post, went to look at it, left a comment...I saw the post, went to look at it, left a comment and came back to check what you'd said and I think it was actually quite similar! I wonder if Aaron will deign to let it reside.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018291045351322964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1132878520516779702005-11-25T13:28:00.000+13:002005-11-25T13:28:00.000+13:00I think you miss the point Maia.NZ's security conc...I think you miss the point Maia.<BR/><BR/>NZ's security concerns are not based on what happened with the Rainbow Warrior, but what has happened in NY, Spain, Bali, London and the near disaster in Australia.Aaron Bhatnagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359690269570060896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1132871521149076772005-11-25T11:32:00.000+13:002005-11-25T11:32:00.000+13:00Hello. I've syndicated you on Livejournal athttp:...Hello. I've syndicated you on Livejournal at<BR/>http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=cbtp<BR/><BR/>You can read about livejournal syndication at:<BR/>http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=178Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com