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// The new Arizona law intended to curb illegal immigration does not permit, but mandates police officers to inquire a person’s immigration status if they believe they might be illegal–irrespective of that person’s actions or behavior. As liberals have said, obviously this law opens the door to undue prejudice, stereotyping and favoritism on the part [...]
// As the body scanners are rolled out in US airports in the coming days, it’s worth asking the same question I asked about racial profiling: will it work? A simple, yet extremely important and profound question. Similar to racial profiling, the public debate has largely focused on such issues as privacy or cost. But, [...]
// The recent failed bombing attempt by an agent of Al Qaeda has predictably resurrected the old profiling debate. The thrust of the conservative position on this issue has typically been that we should not worry about people’s feelings when people’s lives are at stake. The liberals, meanwhile, typically say that profiling violates people’s civil [...]
